Comminatory
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Menacing; threatening punishment.
In
law
, coercive; threatening; imposing an unconscionable forfeiture or other hardship, in such sense as not to be enforcible in a court of justice.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Threatening or denouncing punishment.
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adjective.
Of or pertaining to
commination
.
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adjective.
containing warning of punishment
Word Usage
"I detected something comminatory in his yellow, emaciated countenance, but I believe now he was simply startled by my youth."
Equivalent
inculpative
inculpatory
Same Context
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