vindicate
vindication
While a vindictive action seeks vengeance, a vindicative action seeks some sort of vindication.
There is no question of inflicting vindicative punishments on these people.
Vindicative justice is administered by the state to a person.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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attest
authenticate
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dispel
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non-documentary
non-evidence
probatory
proof positive
provability
verification
verify
vindicate
vindication
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