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inducement Definition

in·duce·ment (in do̵̅o̅smənt, -dyo̵̅o̅s-)

noun

  1. an inducing or being induced
  2. anything that induces; motive; incentive
  3. Law
    1. an explanatory introduction in a pleading
    2. the benefit which a party is to receive for entering into a contract

inducement Synonyms

inducement

n.

inducement Law Definition

n

In contract law, the material reason for undertaking certain obligations.  In criminal law, motive or that which leads to the commission of a crime.
inducement Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • offer: Possibly; I feel that such a scheme would offer some inducement to married couples to remain within the fabric of the club.
  • accept: Inducements Analysts and other employees are prohibited from offering or accepting inducements to provide favorable investment research.
  • receive: On top oft his a worker shall receive the inducement that the employer was offering.
  • give: Doctors are given a small financial inducement for doing occasional medical check-ups on older folk.
  • provide: The low cost, along with the high degree of leverage, has provided a major inducement for speculators to participate in the market.
  • have: We have no inducement to better our position, whether in trade or in agriculture.

Adjective modifier

  • fraudulent: I should have thought it would be based on the actual damage directly flowing from the fraudulent inducement.
  • unlawful: Unlawful inducement relating to trade union membership £ 2,500 £ 2,600 or activities, or for unlawful inducement relating to collective bargaining.
  • financial: Also financial inducements to the personal benefit of the officer are illegal.
  • substantial: The lottery must be incidental to the exempt entertainment, i.e. it must not be the only or the only substantial inducement to attend.
  • sufficient: The good pay offered them was no sufficient inducement.
  • powerful: A powerful inducement is to be told that they do not have to spend a lot of money to get started.

Modifies a noun

  • payment: Will the disagreements over inducement payments have a negative impact on industry reputation?

Noun used with modifier

  • cash: Compensation is regarded as morally acceptable, while a bribe, however politely disguised as a cash inducement, is a matter for outrage.
  • tax: Unfortunately, the mammoth cost means any government introducing compulsion will use the opportunity to slide out of providing full tax relief inducements.
  • landlord: Business property demand showed further steady rises and surveyors reported declining landlord inducements as available space on the market fell.

Preposition: of

  • action: Was the inducement of the industrial action " unlawful " or is it likely to be?
  • kind: The declaration should also clearly state whether or not hospitality or inducement of any kind had been received from any of the persons mentioned.
  • sort: Our basic rule is: We do not, and will not, offer, give or receive bribes or inducements of any sort.

Preposition: by

  • employer: Courses given as a reward or inducement by an employer.
inducement Quotes

A certain sort of friendship soon arose between the Fans and me.We each recognized that we belonged to that same section of thehumanrace with whom it isbetter to drink than to fight.We knew we would each have killed the other, if sufficient inducement were offered, and so we took a certain amount of care that the inducement should not arise.

—Kingsley, Mary Henrietta

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