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adj
Promoting or producing vindication.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: absolutory, disculpatory, exonerative, absolutionary, absolving, exculpatory, vindicatory, defensive, justificatory
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Promoting or producing retribution or punishment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: punitive, retributive, vindictive, castigatory, punishmental, punitory, vindicatory, retaliatory, retributionary, retributory
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
providing justification
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: justificative, justificatory
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: retributive, retributory
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
of or relating to or having the nature of retribution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: retaliatory, relatiative, retributive, retributory
Antonyms: none provided
History
From vindicate + -ory.
