Plebiscite, a vote by the people of an entire country or district to decide on some issue, such as choice of a ruler or government, option for independence or annexation by another power, or a question of national policy.
verb (used with object), incurred, incurring. 1. to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious): to incur a huge number of debts. 2. to become liable or subject to through one's own action; bring or take upon oneself: to incur his displeasure. Origin of incur.
Example Sentences for incurring. 1  Neither could they have met Parliament with any show of a justification for incurring war. 2  Albion's England is in no danger of incurring that sentence. 3  On they wandered for a year and a day, meeting many adventures and incurring many perils; but no one knew the name of Floreta.