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• To persuade is to induce to act. Persuading is inducing others to act. Crosby v. Hawthorn, 25 Ala. 221; Wilson v. State, 3S Ala. 411; Nash v. Douglass, 12 Abb. Prac. (N. S.) (N. Y.) 190.

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