inducement

inducement

English

Etymology

induce +‎ -ment

Noun

inducement (countable and uncountable, plural inducements)

1. An incentive that helps bring about a desired state. In some contexts, this can imply bribery.[1]

   Citation of Richard Stallman ...it won't run on a free platform and (...) your program is actually an inducement for people to install non-free software.[2]

2. (law) An introductory statement of facts or background information.
3. (shipping) The act of placing a port on a vessel's itinerary because the volume of cargo offered at that port justifies the cost of routing the vessel.

Translations

An incentive

Bulgarian: подбуда (bg) f (podbuda), стимул (bg) m (stimul)

References

1. http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/sa/consol_act/clca1935262/s249.html
2. Richard Stallman's speech in Australian National University on 13 October 2004, Part 2, as seen in this film on video.google.com, circa 40% into the movie. Stallman was talking about Java and flash as inducements for installing non-free software.^{[dead link]}