All 17 Uses

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And he'd have no reason, no possible motive for wishing her harm.†
Chpt 3

motive = reason (for doing something)
Money's a motive that never goes out of style.†
Chpt 5
Not only had she been unable to discover a single viable motive, she'd found no one who hadn't adored the victim.†
Chpt 8 *
But his motive would have to be very defined.†
Chpt 8
And what's my motive, Lieutenant?†
Chpt 9
We have the details on the murders themselves, but not on the motive behind them, or the killer.†
Chpt 10
And motive?†
Chpt 10
Those basic motives for violence that science is unable to filter: love, hate, greed, envy, anger.†
Chpt 10

motives = reasons for doing something
But which of those motives killed Cicely Towers and Yvonne Metcalf?†
Chpt 10
And once the cage door is closed, motive won't matter.†
Chpt 10

motive = reason (for doing something)
You left out one of those basic human motives for violence before.†
Chpt 10

motives = reasons for doing something
You deduce the motive was, at least partially, for the thrill, for the attention in the media.†
Chpt 10

motive = reason (for doing something)
Means, motive, opportunity.†
Chpt 14
Motive, Lieutenant?†
Chpt 14
We've got means and opportunity, and a good handle on motive.†
Chpt 15
Whatever Marco Angelini's motive, we'll cut through to the truth in the end.†
Chpt 15
You've placed him at one of the scenes, established motives, dug up the links.†
Chpt 17

motives = reasons for doing something

Definitions:

(1) (motive as in: What is her motive?)
a reason for doing something
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Less commonly, motive can refer to something that causes motion in an inanimate object. Even less commonly, it can refer to a distinctive feature in music, art, or literature.