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PERVERSE INCENTIVE

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Definitions of PERVERSE INCENTIVE

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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Anything that incites, or determines somebody to take action in order to receive that incentive, usually resulting in damaging circumstances afterwards.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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