But that was a lie: it was a petty, vindictive act and not in keeping with the teaching of the Prophets.

What our district attorney wants to do is not a vindictive act.

This gradual process involved vindictive acts.

Coming from you, it would be nothing more than a vindictive act of spite and do you no favours, anyway.

This had all the markings of a vindictive act by that pompous trio.

Equally cruel and vindictive acts animate other stories in this volume.

I now turn to the most vindictive act of the government in nineteen ninety two.

Prosecution made no excuse for Penzler, but his vindictive act had been the straw that broke her mind.

She said the filing of new charges "seems like a pretty vindictive act on the part of the government."