Both Uses
vindictive
in
Harry Potter (#3) and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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- Snape was in a particularly vindictive mood these days, and no one was in any doubt why.†
Chpt 8 *
- Try as Harry might, he couldn't get his Confusing Concoction to thicken, and Snape, standing watch with an air of vindictive pleasure, scribbled something that looked suspiciously like a zero onto his notes before moving away.†
Chpt 16
Definitions:
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(1)
(vindictive) desirous of seeking revenge or wanting to hurt someone
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Legal term: In some states, vindictive damages is synonymous with punitive damages.