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instigation

noun as in prompting

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They were each detained on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

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A 22-year-old man, of no fixed abode, was arrested on Friday in Bedford on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.

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The two men have been arrested on suspicion of the "commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism, contrary to Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000".

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The suspects aged 24, 29 and 36 are suspected of "the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism, contrary to Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000", police said.

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"It was very much at the instigation of the players," she said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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