vindicatory en · ADJ
Etymology
From vindicate + -ory.
Meanings
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Promoting or producing vindication.
The principal vindicatory feature of the market system . . . rests in the fact that it permits and facilitates an intermarket and intersectoral flow of economic values.
1995, Douglas Vickers, The Tyranny of the Market, →ISBN, page 77:
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Promoting or producing retribution or punishment.
To prevent the strong from oppressing the weak; to protect the acquisitions of industry . . . are duties which require that delegated authority should be exerted by public force and the vindicatory dispensations of pains and penalties.
1800, The Annual Register, volume 39, London: J. Dodsley, published 1797, page 486:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most vindicatory | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more vindicatory | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
retributory · disculpatory · absolving · disculpatory · retaliatory · retributive · vindicatory · vindictive · vindicatory · vindicatory · punitory · retributive · punitive · punitive · absolutionary · retributionary · absolutory · exonerative · punishmental · defensive · justificatory · absolutory · exculpatory · castigatory · exonerative · vindictive