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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
vindication
    n 1: the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or
         censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his
         position" [syn: vindication, exoneration]
    2: the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a
       persuasive defense of the theory" [syn: defense, defence,
       vindication]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]

3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
VINDICATION, civil law. The claim made to property by the owner of it. 1 
Bell's Com. 281, 5th ed. See Revendication. 



Thesaurus Results for vindication:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
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