vindication

vin·di·ca·tion  (vnd-kshn)

n.

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

2. The defense, such as evidence or argument, that serves to justify a claim or deed.

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vindication [ˌvɪndɪˈkeɪʃən]

n

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

Thesaurus

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"

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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.

Translations

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

vindication [ˌvɪndɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n → légitimation f

vindication

n

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

(= exoneration) → Rehabilitation f

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