7
justificative
6
defensive
5
apologetic
5
vindicatory
4
exculpatory
3
excusatory
2
exonerative
2
palliative
1
avenging
1
extenuating
1
justifying
1
refuting
1
retaliatory
1
retributive
1
retributory
1
vindicative
0
castigatory
0
defendant
0
defense
0
inflicting punishment(expression, idiom)
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