1) Abetment 2) An incentive 3) Encouragement 4) French word used in English 5) Incitement 6) The act of instigating 7) The verbal act of urging on 8) To cause by incitement Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/instigation
In`sti·ga'tion noun [ Latin instigatio : confer French instigation .] 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.» ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/71