damnatory
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of damnatory
1675–85; < Latin damnātōrius, equivalent to damnā ( re ) ( damn ) + -tōrius -tory 1
Example Sentences
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He at once incriminated himself, and was soon induced to bring damnatory accusations against his friends.
From The Last Look A Tale of the Spanish Inquisition by Kingston, William Henry Giles
The sense of the damnatory clauses has, however, not been weakened.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
Glancing round she caught sight of the damnatory root lying on the window-sill, and before he could stop her, had grasped it, and was putting it into her mouth.
From The Yellow Rose by J?kai, M?r
Hans was both annoyed and surprised as time passed on and the "cakes succulent but damnatory" were not forthcoming from Gottlieb's oven.
From A Romance Of Tompkins Square 1891 by Smedley, W. T. (William Thomas)
Facts which seemed small in themselves became large and black, and charged with damnatory significance in the lawyer's hands.
From A Life Sentence A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline
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