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encourage

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Case Law, Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

Definitions from Case Law

From 599 U.S. 762 - United States v. Hansen · 2023Most cited · 59 citing opinions

to "inspire with courage, spirit, or hope," Webster's Third New International Dictionary 747.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

To intimate, to incite to anything, to give courage to, to inspirit, to embolden, to raise contidence, to make confident. 7 Q. B. Div. 258.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In criminal law. To Instigate; to incite to action; to give courage to; to inspirit; to embolden; to raise confidence; to make confident. Comitez v. Parkerson (C. C.) 50 Fed. 170; True v. Com., 90 Ky. 651, 14 S. W. 684; Johnson v. State, 4 Sneed (Tenn.) 62L