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Definition of Vindictive

Vindictive
Vindictive Vin*dic"tive, a. [For vindicative, confused with L. vindicta revenge, punishment, fr. vindicare to vindicate. Cf. Vindicative.] 1. Disposed to revenge; prompted or characterized by revenge; revengeful. I am vindictive enough to repel force by force. --Dryden. 2. Punitive. [Obs.] Vindictive damages. (Law) See under Damage, n. -- Vin*dic"tive*ly, adv. -- Vin*dic"tive*ness, n.

Meaning of Vindictive from wikipedia

- Revenge is defined as committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Primitive justice or retributive...
- Prosecutorial vindictiveness occurs where a prosecutor retaliates against a defendant for exercising a constitutional or statutory right by increasing...
- Look up vindictive in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. HMS Vindictive has been the name of several Royal Navy ships HM galley Vindictive was the six-gun...
- The Vindictives are an American, Chicago-based punk rock group, founded by singer and songwriter Joey Vindictive in 1991, releasing 12 EPs and albums by...
- HMS Vindictive was a warship built during the First World War for the Royal Navy (RN). Originally designed as a Hawkins-class heavy cruiser and laid down...
- 51°14′22″N 2°55′32″E / 51.2393734°N 2.9256020°E / 51.2393734; 2.9256020 HMS Vindictive was a British Arrogant-class cruiser built at Chatham Dockyard. She was...
- HMS Vindictive was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Nicholas Diddams at Portsmouth Dockyard and launched on 30 November...
- them saw service during the war. The first ship to be completed, HMS Vindictive, was renamed from HMS Cavendish and converted into an aircraft carrier...
- Yes Yes Vindictive is the debut studio album from Australian indie rock/pop-punk band, Operator Please. It was released on 10 November 2007, and on 17...
- singer who mixes flamenco tradition and hip-hop music with poetry and a vindictive message. Lahoz is the daughter of a migrant family from Guadix, she learned...