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• s  disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
  more vindictive than jealous love"- Shakespeare
  punishments...essentially vindictive in their nature"- M.R.Cohen
• s  showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
  a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment

• The opposition alleged that the government's decision to order a probe was nothing but a witch hunt and shows the vindictive nature of the present government.
• A veritable faux pas factory sporting a constant smirk and a vindictive manner, Mecham strikes many voters as a simpleminded ideologue who is giving a bad name to the nation's .
• The young Keynes held his tongue as Woodrow Wilson, David Lloyd George and Georges Clemenceau imposed vindictive war reparations on Germany.

• revengeful
• vengeful
• despiteful
• spiteful

News & Articles

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• Staten Island Council candidate Matteo proposes way to curtail bogus 311 calls
  Says complaints made by 'a vindictive neighbor who wants to harass their neighbor' are on the rise.
  June 14, 2013 - Staten Island Advance
• Divorcing Husband Sanctioned for 'Vindictive' Court Filing
  A man has been sanctioned for filing a "vindictive" motion that blocked his wife from going away with her boyfriend for a long weekend.
  June 11, 2013 - Law.com
• Bermuda Captive Conference panelists dispute tax haven allegations
  SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda — Tax haven allegations and regulatory criticisms leveled against Bermuda by some government officials are unmerited, uninformed and, in some cases, vindictive, roundtable participants said during the 2013 Bermuda Captive Conference.“We have to be able to tell the
  June 11, 2013 - Business Insurance

Quotes

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• Kurt Westergaard in eTaiwan News
  I am an old and peaceful man and I am not vindictive but, of course, I believe he should be punished in line with the terror laws,Westergaard told The Associated Press.
• Tony Woodley in Channel 4 News
  As a sign of goodwill and good faith, I'm making this offer now to Willie Walsh,Mr Woodley said. "Willie, turn round and reinstate our people's travel without unnecessary, vindictive removal of their service, and this union will call off...
• James Madison in RedState (blog)
  Alexander Hamilton wrote in the Federalist Number 6 that: "Men are ambitious, vindictive and rapacious," with James Madison writing in Federalist 51, "But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men...