D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Instigation

/ĭnˌ-stĭg-āsh'-ən/ · In·sti·ga·tion · IPA /ˌɪnstɪˈɡeɪʃən/
01 n. The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; esp. to evil or wickedness.
  1. 1.
    The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; esp. to evil or wickedness.
    “The baseness and villainy that . . . the instigation of the devil could bring the sons of men to.” South.