vindictive
21vindictive damages — Also known as exemplary damages, retributory damages or vindictive damages. Damages awarded in excess of the claimant s loss. They are intended to punish the defendant and are more closely connected to criminal law than tort or contract. Punitive …
22vindictive oath — index imprecation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
23vindictive damages — Damage Dam age (d[a^]m [asl]j; 48), n. [OF. damage, domage, F. dommage, fr. assumed LL. damnaticum, from L. damnum damage. See {Damn}.] 1. Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief.… …
24vindictive — adjective Etymology: Latin vindicta revenge, vindication, from vindicare Date: 15th century 1. a. disposed to seek revenge ; vengeful b. intended for or involving revenge 2. intended to cause anguish or hurt ; spiteful • vindictively …
25vindictive — adjective /vɪnˈdɪk.tɪv/ Having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge. Syn: bitter, revengeful, spiteful, unforgiving, vengeful, nasty, mean See Also: vindicate …
26vindictive — vin·dic·tive || vɪn dɪktɪv adj. spiteful; revengeful; of an overly harsh punishment given to a defendant in order to compensate the victim of a crime (Law) …
27vindictive — [vɪn dɪktɪv] adjective having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge. Derivatives vindictively adverb vindictiveness noun Origin C17: from L. vindicta vengeance + ive …
28vindictive — a. Revengeful, unforgiving, unrelenting, implacable, vengeful, rancorous, malevolent, malicious, malignant, spiteful …
29vindictive — adj , vengeful, revengeful, avenging, vindicatory, vindicative; retributive, retributory, requiting, retaliatory, retaliative; spiteful, rancorous, venomous, malevolent, malicious, malignant, antagonistic, hostile, resentful, ill disposed;… …
30vindictive — vin·dic·tive …
