inducement
inducement Lexical Profile
inducement Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A thing that persuades, motivates, or leads someone to do something; an incentive.
"The company offered a generous signing bonus as an inducement to attract experienced engineers."
The act or process of persuading, influencing, or bringing about an action or state.
"The contract was declared void by the court due to fraudulent inducement during the negotiations."
An introductory statement in a legal pleading that explains the background facts and circumstances giving rise to a claim or charge.
"In a defamation lawsuit, the inducement sets out the extrinsic facts showing how the remarks were understood as defamatory."
• Rhymes for inducement
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the late 16th century from the verb 'induce' (from Latin 'inducere', meaning 'to lead in' or 'persuade') combined with the noun-forming suffix '-ment'.