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inducement
/ ɪˈːəԳ /
noun
the act of inducing
a means of inducing; persuasion; incentive
law (in pleading) the introductory part that leads up to and explains the matter in dispute
Other Word Forms
- preinducement noun
- reinducement noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of inducement1
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Example Sentences
The UK government has spent the last couple of weeks trying to tempt them to stay on board with huge inducements.
As an inducement, he threatened to withhold military aid to Ukraine even though it had been appropriated by Congress.
Kellogg’s plan is to use threats and inducements to get both sides to agree to a cease-fire along the current front lines.
That included a conviction in 2010 for compensation or inducement for referral of clients who went to preferred medical providers to run up high bills.
These are "inappropriate inducements", according to a university staff union.
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