damnatory

Example Sentences

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It is not necessarily destructive of the most charming theories, but it is very definite and damnatory as to facts.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 by Various

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

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 feeling of the Whigs against these anti-slavery men was bitter and damnatory to the last degree.

From Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 by Julian, George W.

He continued to hold the damnatory evidence within a foot of Monsieur Pettipon's staring incredulous eyes.

From The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales by Connell, Richard