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motive
in
Twelve Angry Men
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Well, I was looking for the motive.†
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motive = reason (for doing something)
If there's no motive, where's the case?†
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8TH JUROR: You said it revealed a motive for the killing.†
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Well, I don't think it's a very strong motive.†
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4TH JUROR: Wouldn't you call those beatings a motive for him to kill his father?†
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It's a motive for him to be an angry kid.†
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I respect his motives.†
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motives = reasons for doing something
The boy had a motive for the killing.†
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motive = reason (for doing something)
Who else had the motive?†
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I mean, nobody goes out and kills someone without a motive, not unless he's just plain nuts.†
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We're not concerned with anyone else's motives here.†
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motives = reasons for doing something
But we can't help letting the only motive we know of creep into our thoughts, can we?†
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motive = reason (for doing something)
And we can't help asking ourselves who else might have had a motive.†
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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.