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the fact of proving that what someone said or did was right or true, after other people thought it was wrong: The army's victory is being seen as (a) vindication of their tactics. He claimed the vote was a vindication of his policies. the fact of proving that someone is not guilty or is free from blame, after other people have blamed them:
The meaning of VINDICATION is an act of vindicating : the state of being vindicated; specifically : justification against denial or censure : defense.
the fact of proving that what someone said or did was right or true, after other people thought it was wrong: The army's victory is being seen as (a) vindication of their tactics. He claimed the vote was a vindication of his policies. the fact of proving that someone is not guilty or is free from blame, after other people have blamed them:
to prove that what someone said or did was right or true, after other people thought it was wrong: The decision to include Morris in the team was completely vindicated when he scored two goals. The investigation vindicated her complaint about the newspaper. to prove that someone is not guilty or is free from blame, after other people blamed them:
An accused criminal who is exonerated — cleared of the crime — gets vindication. If you believe something crazy — like that your underdog sports team could win a championship — and it comes true, that's a vindication of your beliefs. Definitions of vindication. noun.
1. a. : to free from allegation or blame. b (1) : confirm, substantiate. (2) : to provide justification or defense for : justify. c. : to protect from attack or encroachment : defend. 2. : avenge. 3. : to maintain a right to. 4. obsolete : to set free : deliver. Did you know?
proof that something is true or that you were right, especially when other people had a different opinion. Anti-nuclear protesters regarded the Chernobyl accident as a clear vindication of their campaign.
noun. 1. the act of vindicating. 2. the state of being vindicated. 3. defense; excuse; justification. Poverty was a vindication for his thievery. 4.
The earliest known use of the noun vindication is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for vindication is from 1484, in a translation by William Caxton, printer, merchant, and diplomat.
A vindicating or being vindicated. Something that provides evidence or support for a claim or argument. A fact or circumstance that vindicates, or justifies. Evidence, facts, statements, or arguments that justify a claim or belief.
