| ADJECTIVE | all | vindicatory, retaliatory, retaliative, retributive, retributory | of or relating to or having the nature of retribution / retribution |
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| all | vindicatory, retributive, retributory | given or inflicted in requital / requital according to merits or deserts | |
| all | vindicatory, justificative, justificatory | providing justification |
| Meaning | Of or relating to or having the nature of retribution / retribution. | |
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| Synonyms | retaliatory, retaliative, retributive, retributory | |
| Broader | punitive, punitory | inflicting punishment |
| Spanish | vengativo | |
| Meaning | Given or inflicted in requital / requital according to merits or deserts. | |
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| Synonyms | retributive, retributory | |
| Broader | just | Used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting |
| Spanish | castigador, retributivo | |
| Meaning | Providing justification. | |
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| Synonyms | justificative, justificatory | |
| Broader | exculpatory | Clearing of guilt or blame |
| Spanish | justificante, vindicador | |
| Verbs | vindicate | show to be right by providing justification or proof |
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