damnatory
Example Sentences
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He had fled from deserved retribution, knowing there was one man who held the damnatory secret.
From Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion by Henham, Ernest G.
The "Athanasian" creed is in disrepute, and its statement of dogmatic Christology is involved in the discredit attaching to the damnatory clauses.
From Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology by Luce, A. A. (Arthur Aston)
Before Miss Arkwright's cutting dissyllables and Miss Wetherby's damnatory mien she was crushed.
From The Gay Adventure A Romance by Bird, Richard
Our own code has so far relaxed that this circumstance shall not be damnatory.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
He had found that by doing so he could lower a judge in the estimation of the jury, and thus diminish the force of a damnatory charge.
From Cousin Henry by Trollope, Anthony
