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Provocation (legal) Provocation (legal) Provocation is a set of events that might be adequate to cause a reasonable person to lose self control, whereby a criminal act is less morally culpable than a premeditated act done out of pure malice (malice aforethought). It affects the quality of the actor's state of mind as an indicator of moral blameworthiness.
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Pharmacologic provocation combined with endoscopy in refractory cases of GI bleeding A retrospective review of a database of device-assisted enteroscopy (DAE) procedures was completed to identify cases in which provocation with antiplatelet or anticoagulant agents was used as part of a GI bleeding evaluation.
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pronation pro·na·tion. The condition of being prone; the act of assuming or of being placed in a prone position; a specific rotational motion of the forearm that moves the palm into a downfacing position, a specific rotational motion of the foot in which the plantar surface is rotated outward. Synonym(s): pronatio [TA].
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RETROACTIVE proactive - descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently; proactive inhibition; proactive interference. 1  psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life. retroactive - descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously.
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- Victim facilitation, victim precipitation, and victim provocation. Victim Precipitation/Facilitation/Provocation- are terms used to describe a victims role in a crime. Victim Facilitation was introduced in the writings of Marvin Wolfgang (E Notes 2012).
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invocation 1 An example of invocation is when you turn to an authority for help in proving your point, invoking or relying on the authority.  An example of invocation is a prayer to God at the beginning of a service asking for help or a blessing.
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- Invocation is defined as the act of appealing to a higher authority for help. 1  An example of invocation is when you turn to an authority for help in proving your point, invoking or relying on the authority. 2  An example of invocation is a prayer to God at the beginning of a service asking for help or a blessing.
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- 1 A formal ceremony conducted by the English department at a college to give awards to its honor students is an example of a convocation.
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provocation noun. Provocation is defined as something that gets someone to act, especially out of irritation. A mosquito’s buzzing prompting someone to swat it is an example of provocation. 1  an act or instance of provoking. 2  something that provokes; esp., a cause of resentment or irritation.
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protracted tr.v. pro·tracted, pro·tracting, pro·tracts. 1. To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong: disputants who needlessly protracted the negotiations. 2. Mathematics To draw to scale by means of a scale and protractor; plot.
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Dispositive Definition: See, also, the examples of the use of the word dispositive in the Legal Definition of Personal Rehabilitation and the Legal Definition of Provocation. Shumaker, Walter and Longsdorf, George F., The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary (Chicago: Callaghan and Company, 1940), page 287.
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provocation This expression is based on the ancient Greek myth of Cadmus, a legendary hero who, after slaying a dragon that had devoured his servants, was advised by Athena to plant the monster’s teeth in the ground, apparently to placate Mars, the deity who owned the dragon.
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pro 1 pro1. 1  in favor of a proposition, opinion, etc. 2  a proponent of an issue; a person who upholds the affirmative in a debate. 3  an argument, consideration, vote, etc., for something.
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- mass noun. 1The action of invoking someone or something. ‘his invocation of the ancient powers of Callanish’. ‘‘Purge the evil,’ some chanted in Chinese, a common Falun Gong invocation.’. ‘I hear cries of outrange from the human rights campaigners, and in invocation of the Human Rights Act.’.
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provoke (third-person singular simple present provokes, present participle provoking, simple past and past participle provoked) 1  to cause someone to become annoyed or angry. Don't provoke the dog; it may try to bite you. 2  to bring about a reaction.
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How to guess credit card security codes For example, your name as it appears on the front of the card, the “long code”, usually 16 digits across the face of the card, and the expiry date are all there on the magstripe, ready to be copied surreptitiously and used on the web.
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agitation ag·i·ta·tion. n. 1. The act of agitating or the state of being agitated. 2. Extreme emotional disturbance; perturbation. 3. The stirring up of public interest in a matter of controversy, such as a political or social issue. ag′i·ta′tion·al adj.
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- (hə-răng′) n. 1. A long pompous speech, especially one delivered before a gathering. 2. A speech or piece of writing characterized by strong feeling or expression; a tirade. v. ha·rangued, ha·rangu·ing, ha·rangues.
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service An invocation is a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service. It is the first prayer offered at a church service. The last is called a Benediction. + 39 others found this useful.
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- Updated June 23, 2016. The generic definition of the term pronation describes a specific motion—rotating towards the prone position—in which the front surface of the body (the ventral surface) is facing downward.
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proclaim To proclaim is to exclaim or declare. When you proclaim something, you are saying it loud and clear and in public. A doctor can proclaim you healthy after you have recovered from a long illness. The panel of judges may have trouble proclaiming the winner in a very tight race. What you are saying out loud can be called a proclamation.
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- Provocation, provoke or provoked may refer to: Provocation (legal), a type of legal defense in court which claims the victim provoked the accused's actions. Agent provocateur, a (generally political) group that tries to goad a desired response from the group or otherwise disrupt its activity.
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"A New Definition of ""Provocation"" That's Both Good and Bad" A New Definition of Provocation That's Both Good and Bad. Today the Minnesota Supreme Court issued an interesting ruling about the defense of provocation in the field of dog bite law. In the case of Engquist v. Loyas, the court held that under the canine injury liability statute (Minn. Ann.
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invocation invocation An invocation is an appeal to a higher power for help, such as a prayer for serenity or a plea to the rain gods during a drought. An invocation often refers to an appeal to something not of this world, such as a god or a spirit, but it can involve an appeal to any higher power, even one that is flesh and blood.
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provocation Learner's definition of PROVOCATION. : an action or occurrence that causes someone to become angry or to begin to do something. [count] He can turn violent at the least/slightest/smallest provocation. Her calmness in the face of repeated provocations impressed her friends.
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procure Definition of procure for English Language Learners. : 1  to get (something) by some action or effort. : 2  to find or provide (a prostitute) for someone.