Dictionary Definition
vindicatory adj
1 of or relating to or having the nature of
retribution; "retributive justice demands an eye for an eye" [syn:
retaliatory,
relatiative,
retributive,
retributory]
2 given or inflicted in requital according to
merits or deserts; "retributive justice" [syn: retributive, retributory]
3 providing justification [syn: justificative, justificatory]