Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Provocation
n. Something (such as words or actions) that arouses anger or animosity in another, causing that person to respond in the heat of passion. 0 "Adequate" provocation can reduce a murder charge to voluntary manslaughter. - provoke, ub. - provocative, adj. See MANSLAUGHTER.
adequate provocation.
Something (such as the heat of passion) that affects a person's reason and self-control, causing the person to impulsively commit a crime. In certain circum-stances, adequate provocation can reduce acharge from murder to manslaughter ---also termed adequate cause. Cf'.self-defenccse