incitement

Example Sentences

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Four people face preliminary charges ranging from incitement of hatred to criminal conspiracy in the case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

"Acts of hate speech and incitement to violence may amount to international crimes," Turk said, cautioning that "those responsible for such crimes may be prosecuted under international law."

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

"Demanding the truth is considered incitement?" one such comment said.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

We are well into week two of a sprawling and largely trivial national debate over free speech, incitement, culture, and the media.

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2025

We were joined for two weeks by Walter, who had been on trial in Johannesburg for incitement to strike while I had been in Pretoria.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela