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