inducement
Example Sentences
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It said Ruiz providing the players with a meal violated inducement rules.
From Washington Post
The reported $150 million inducement to Johnson, the highest-ranked player to jump to the new series, would be more than double the total prize money he has earned on tour in his career.
From New York Times
The increasing threats from climate change may also eventually move governments to act more aggressively, which could raise the price of carbon credits and provide another inducement for the farmers.
From Scientific American
But they needed no material inducements to cheer thunderously for their team, other than seeing their players on the ice score goals and finish checks.
From New York Times
"I mean, what proof is there in the record anywhere of an inducement of bribery? That whole thing just falls away. There's nothing in the record. Is there?"
From Salon
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