Vindication

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  • noun. The act of vindicating or condition of being vindicated.
  • noun. Something that provides evidence or support for a claim or argument.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of vindicating, or the state of being vindicated.
  • noun. The act of supporting by proof or legal process; the proving of anything to be true or just: as, the vindication of a title, claim, or right.
  • noun. Defense from wrong or oppression, by force or otherwise; maintenance of a cause against an assailant or enemy: as, the vindication of the rights of man; the vindication of liberties.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of vindicating, or the state of being vindicated; defense; justification against denial or censure.
  • noun. The claiming a thing as one's own; the asserting of a right or title in, or to, a thing.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. the act of vindicating or the state of being vindicated
  • noun. evidence, facts, statements or arguments that justify a claim or belief
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.
  • noun. the justification for some act or belief
  • Word Usage
    "Israel is celebrating what it calls a vindication."