in·duce·ment /in-'düs-mənt, -'dyüs-/ n
1: factual matter presented by way of introduction or background to explain the principal allegations of a legal cause (as of slander or libel) compare innuendo
2: a significant offer or act that promises or encourages
the inducement s amounted to entrapment
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.