vindication
NounUS[vin-duh-key-shuhn]/vɪndəˈkeɪʃən/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.“friends provided a vindication of his position”Synonyms: exonerationType of clearingKinds rehabilitation, justification
- the justification for some act or belief“he offered a persuasive defense of the theory”Synonyms: defensedefenceType of justificationKinds excuse, alibi, apology
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Vin′di·ca′tion noun
Origin: 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.— John Locke
2. Civil law The claiming a thing as one's own; the asserting of a right or title in, or to, a thing. Alexander Mansfield. Burrill
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54