vindicatoryadj.

Brit.

/ˈvɪndᵻkeɪt(ə)ri/,

/vɪnˈdɪkət(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈvɪndəkəˌtɔri/,

/vɪnˈdɪkəˌtɔri/

Etymology: < vindicate v. + -ory suffix².

1. Serving to vindicate; justificatory, defensive.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > [adjective] > vindicated > vindicatory

apologeticala1600

apological1607

vindicatory1647

apologetic1649

vindicative1660

vindicating1850

1647 M. Hudson Royall & Royallist's Plea 13 The warre on the Kings side is vindicatory and defensorie.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Vindicatory, defensory; justificatory.

1802 J. West Infidel Father III. 258 No proud aggression of vindicatory virtue would be visible in her manner.

1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola III. ix. 87 A favourable magistracy..were writing urgent vindicatory letters to Rome on his behalf.

1884 19th Cent. May 869 The teaching of the parent Legislature does not end with the record of the famous contentions and vindicatory triumphs of the past from which it is derived.

2. Avenging; punitive, retributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > retributive punishment > [adjective]

vindicative1610

vindictive1623

vindicatory1655

1655 J. Bramhall Def. True Liberty 83 The afflictions of Job were no vindicatory punishments to take vengeance of his sins,..but probatory chastisements to make triall of his graces.

1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 56 To make the sanction of their laws rather vindicatory than remuneratory, or to consist rather in punishments, than in actual particular rewards.

1801 Ann. Reg. 1800 (Otridge ed.) Hist. Europe 153/1 The laws should be vindicatory on such occasions.

1874 H. Bushnell Forgiveness & Law iii. 188 By the law..we are only held in terms of penal discipline and not of desert or vindicatory justice.

1882–3 Schaff's Encycl. Relig. Knowl. 1973 Every true philosophy of punishment must recognize the deterrent, and especially the vindicatory element, as well as the reformatory element.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vindicatory
释义	vindicatoryadj. Brit. /ˈvɪndᵻkeɪt(ə)ri/, /vɪnˈdɪkət(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈvɪndəkəˌtɔri/, /vɪnˈdɪkəˌtɔri/ Etymology: < vindicate v. + -ory suffix². 1. Serving to vindicate; justificatory, defensive. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > [adjective] > vindicated > vindicatory apologeticala1600 apological1607 vindicatory1647 apologetic1649 vindicative1660 vindicating1850 1647 M. Hudson Royall & Royallist's Plea 13 The warre on the Kings side is vindicatory and defensorie. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Vindicatory, defensory; justificatory. 1802 J. West Infidel Father III. 258 No proud aggression of vindicatory virtue would be visible in her manner. 1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola III. ix. 87 A favourable magistracy..were writing urgent vindicatory letters to Rome on his behalf. 1884 19th Cent. May 869 The teaching of the parent Legislature does not end with the record of the famous contentions and vindicatory triumphs of the past from which it is derived. 2. Avenging; punitive, retributive. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > retributive punishment > [adjective] vindicative1610 vindictive1623 vindicatory1655 1655 J. Bramhall Def. True Liberty 83 The afflictions of Job were no vindicatory punishments to take vengeance of his sins,..but probatory chastisements to make triall of his graces. 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 56 To make the sanction of their laws rather vindicatory than remuneratory, or to consist rather in punishments, than in actual particular rewards. 1801 Ann. Reg. 1800 (Otridge ed.) Hist. Europe 153/1 The laws should be vindicatory on such occasions. 1874 H. Bushnell Forgiveness & Law iii. 188 By the law..we are only held in terms of penal discipline and not of desert or vindicatory justice. 1882–3 Schaff's Encycl. Relig. Knowl. 1973 Every true philosophy of punishment must recognize the deterrent, and especially the vindicatory element, as well as the reformatory element. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1647
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