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vin•di•ca•to•ry
Pronunciation: (vin'di-ku-tôr"ē, -tōr"ē), [key]—
adj.
1. tending or serving to vindicate.
2. punitive; retributive:
vindicatory killings. Also,vin•dic•a•tivePronunciation: (vin-dik'u-tiv, vin'di-kā"-). [key]Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.