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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