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vindication
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vindication
n.
justification; proof of innocence, acquittal; defense used in an argument
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Vindication
Vindication may refer to:
- A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Mary Wollstonecraft
- A Vindication of the Rights of Man, Mary Wollstonecraft
- Memoirs of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, William Godwin
- Vindication (Susperia album), 2002
- Vindication (Crease album), 2000
- Vindication (film), a 2008 film, written and directed by Bart Mastronardi
- Vindication (horse) (2000–2008), American thoroughbred race horse
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vindication
Noun
1. the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his position"
(synonym) exoneration
(hypernym) clearing
(hyponym) justification
(derivation) vindicate
2. the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
(synonym) defense, defence
(hypernym) justification
(hyponym) apology, apologia
(derivation) vindicate
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Vindication
(n.)
The claiming a thing as one's own; the asserting of a right or title in, or to, a thing.
The claiming a thing as one's own; the asserting of a right or title in, or to, a thing.
(n.)
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.
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
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vindication
Synonyms and related words:
absolution, acquittal, acquittance, clearance, clearing, compurgation, destigmatization, destigmatizing, discharge, disculpation, dismissal, exculpation, excuse, exoneration, explanation, forgiveness, justification, pardon, purgation, purging, quietus, quittance, rationalization, rehabilitation, reinstatement, release, remission, restoration, verdict of acquittal
absolution, acquittal, acquittance, clearance, clearing, compurgation, destigmatization, destigmatizing, discharge, disculpation, dismissal, exculpation, excuse, exoneration, explanation, forgiveness, justification, pardon, purgation, purging, quietus, quittance, rationalization, rehabilitation, reinstatement, release, remission, restoration, verdict of acquittal
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