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VINDICATION
vindication, exoneration
(noun) the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; “friends provided a vindication of his position”
defense, defence, vindication
(noun) the justification for some act or belief; “he offered a persuasive defense of the theory”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
vindication (countable and uncountable, plural vindications)
The act of vindicating or the state of being vindicated.
Evidence, facts, statements, or arguments that justify a claim or belief.
Source: Wiktionary
Vin`di*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. vindicatio a laying claim, defense, vindication. See Vindicate.]
1. The act of vindicating, or the state of being vindicated; defense; justification against denial or censure; as, the vindication of opinions; his vindication is complete. Occasion for the vindication of this passage in my book. Locke.
2. (Civil Law)
Definition: The claiming a thing as one's own; the asserting of a right or title in, or to, a thing. Burrill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PARSIMONIOUS
(adjective) excessively unwilling to spend; “parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses”; “lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence”
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