'Vindication' definitions:
Definition of 'vindication'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his position" [syn: vindication, exoneration]
noun
Definition of 'Vindication'
From: GCIDE
- Vindication \Vin`di*ca"tion\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]
- Occasion for the vindication of this passage in my book. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Civil Law) The claiming a thing as one's own; the asserting of a right or title in, or to, a thing. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'vindication'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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