motives (0 synonym found)

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Definition of motives:

(n) : An incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action.
(n) : (law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour.
(v) : (transitive) To prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.
(adj) : Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move
(adj) : Relating to motion and/or to its cause
(n) : (British) A party, gathering, or get-together.

Definition of motives:

(n) : An incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action.
(n) : (law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour.
(v) : (transitive) To prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.
(adj) : Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move
(adj) : Relating to motion and/or to its cause
(n) : (British) A party, gathering, or get-together.

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