Vindicatory

Word VINDICATORY
Character 11
Hyphenation vin di ca to ry
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Vindicatory"

What do we mean by vindicatory?

Affording vindication; justifying. adjective

Exacting retribution; punitive. adjective

Tending to vindicate; justificatory.

Punitory; inflicting punishment; avenging.

Tending or serving to vindicate or justify; justificatory; vindicative. adjective

Inflicting punishment; avenging; punitory. adjective

Promoting or producing vindication. adjective

Promoting or producing retribution or punishment. adjective

Given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts adjective

Providing justification adjective

Of or relating to or having the nature of retribution adjective

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The word "vindicatory" in example sentences

The acknowledging of this truth has a respect not only to the manifestation of his justice, but also of the wisdom, holiness, and dominion of God over his creatures: for that justice which, in respect of its effect and egress, we call vindicatory, which, as we have before demonstrated, is natural to ❋ 1616-1683 (1967)

But this is that universal perfection of God, which, when he exercises [it] in punishing the transgressions of his creatures, is called vindicatory justice; for whatever there be in God perpetually inherent, whatever excellence there be essential to his nature, which occasions his displeasure with sin, and which necessarily occasions this displeasure, this is that justice of which we are speaking. ❋ 1616-1683 (1967)

But this holiness is the universal perfection of God, which, when exercised in punishing the sins of the creatures, is called vindicatory justice; that is, in relation to its exercise and effects, for in reality the holiness and justice of God are the same, neither of which, considered in itself and absolutely, differs from the divine nature, whence they are frequently used the one for the other. ❋ 1616-1683 (1967)

The lawyers tell us that, of all the departments of the law, the vindicatory is the most important. ❋ Unknown (1871)

"It is clear," says this "vindicatory" excerpt, "that a conspiracy has been formed to defame the Judge Advocate ❋ Unknown (1905)

If it is determined that the philosophical conception is empirically adequate, the result is vindicatory. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Williams argues, Nietzsche is on his side, not the deniers ', because Nietzsche himself believes that, while a vindicatory history of the notions of truth and truthfulness certainly has to be a naturalistic one, that is not to say that such a history is impossible. ❋ Chappell, Timothy (2006)

Of the former kind is vindicatory justice; which, as it cannot be exercised but upon the supposition of the existence of a rational being and of its sin, so, these being supposed, the supreme right and dominion of the Deity could not be preserved entire unless it were exercised. ❋ 1616-1683 (1967)

His supreme right, dominion, and vindicatory justice are of no account with them. ❋ 1616-1683 (1967)

But the objection of Twisse is of no weight: for vindicatory justice is not distinguished from universal justice, or justice generally so called, as to its habit, but only in respect of its egress to its proper object; and, therefore, nothing ought to be included in the definition which is not found also in the thing itself. ❋ 1616-1683 (1967)

But if God hate sin by nature, then by nature he is just, and vindicatory justice is natural to him. ❋ 1616-1683 (1967)

The remaining objections, which are interspersed here and there in that book of his “Concerning God,” against the vindicatory justice of God, either fall in with those which have been mentioned from the Racovian Catechism, or shall be reduced to the order of those which follow. ❋ 1616-1683 (1967)

The supreme dominion and right of God over his creatures, no doubt, so far as it supposes dependence and obedience, necessarily requires that a vicarious punishment should be appointed in case of transgression or disobedience: but the very appointment of punishment, as well as the infliction of it, flows from his right as the governor; which right, considered with respect to transgressors, is nothing else than vindicatory justice. ❋ 1616-1683 (1967)

Although, then, the learned opponent throws obstacles in the way, he cannot deny that vindicatory justice is “a will to give to every one his own, or what is due to him.” ❋ 1616-1683 (1967)

But the justice which respects things done is either that of government, or jurisdiction or judgment; and this, again, they affirm to be either remunerative or corrective, but that corrective is either castigatory or vindicatory. ❋ 1616-1683 (1967)

In all which, and in numberless other such passages, the wisest men in those times of ignorance have announced their sense of this vindicatory justice. ❋ 1616-1683 (1967)

What is it, then, else than the constant will of punishing sin? but that is the very vindicatory justice of which we treat. ❋ 1616-1683 (1967)

A series of arguments in support of vindicatory justice — First, from the ❋ 1616-1683 (1967)

A recompense of tribulation is a real peculiar act of vindicatory justice; but that belongs to God as he is just. ❋ 1616-1683 (1967)

It is now four months and upwards since, in the usual course of duty, in defending certain theological theses in our university, it fell to my lot to discourse and dispute on the vindicatory justice of ❋ 1616-1683 (1967)

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