without provocation

Without cause. For no apparent reason. Pam shrieked in surprise when the cat leapt onto her without provocation. I knew I wasn't speeding, so as far as I could tell—the officer pulled me over without provocation.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cate	KAYT	English (Rare)
Leith	-	English (Rare)
Kareem	-	Arabic
Arcadia	ahr-KAY-dee-ə (English)	Various
Herkus	-	Lithuanian
Katy	['keiti]