instigatio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

instīgātĭo, ōnis, f. [instigo],

an urging , stimulating , instigating , an incitement , instigation : auditorum, Auct. Her. 2, 30, 47: novercalibus instigationibus corrupti, Dig. 5, 2, 4: praedonum, Lact. 5, 19, 2.