vin·di·ca·tion

(vĭn′dĭ-kā′shən)

1. The act of vindicating or condition of being vindicated.

2. Something that provides evidence or support for a claim or argument: "The swim was a vindication of women's capability as athletes" (Glenn Stout).

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vindication

(ˌvɪndɪˈkeɪʃən)

1. the act of vindicating or the condition of being vindicated

2. a means of exoneration from an accusation

3. a fact, evidence, circumstance, etc, that serves to vindicate a theory or claim

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vin•di•ca•tion

(ˌvɪn dɪˈkeɪ ʃən)

n.

1. the act of vindicating or the state of being vindicated.

2. an excuse or justification.

3. something that vindicates.

[1475–85; < Latin]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	vindication - the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his position" exoneration justification - the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning; "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller rehabilitation - vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation clearing - the act of freeing from suspicion
	2.	vindication - the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory" defense, defence justification - a statement in explanation of some action or belief apologia, apology - a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly alibi - (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question exculpation, excuse, self-justification, alibi - a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"

vindication

noun

1. exoneration, pardon, acquittal, dismissal, discharge, amnesty, absolution, exculpating, exculpation He insisted on a complete vindication from the libel jury.

2. support, defence, ratification, excuse, apology, justification, assertion, substantiation He called the success a vindication of his party's economic policy.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

vindication

noun

1. A freeing or clearing from accusation or guilt:

exculpation, exoneration.

Law: acquittal.

2. A statement that justifies or defends something, such as a past action or policy:

apologetic, apologia, apology, defense, justification.

Translations

reivindicación

apologie défense

a conferma dimostrazione

vindication

[ˌvɪndɪˈkeɪʃən] N → justificación f; [of claim, right] → reivindicación f, defensa f; (= means of exoneration) → vindicación f (frm)
it was a vindication of all she had fought for → suponía una justificación de todo aquello por lo que había luchado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

vindication

[ˌvɪndɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n → légitimation f

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vindication

(of opinion, action, decision) → Rechtfertigung f; in vindication of → zur Rechtfertigung (+gen)

(= exoneration) → Rehabilitation f

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vindication

[ˌvɪndɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → giustificazione f
in vindication of → a conferma di

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Yet thus much I may be allowed to say in my own vindication, that I artfully eluded many of his questions, and gave to every point a more favourable turn, by many degrees, than the strictness of truth would allow.

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Dexter, I dedicate my life to the vindication of my husband's innocence.

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