Found 2 items, similar to vindication.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: vindication vindication n 1: the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; “friends provided a vindication of his position” [syn: exoneration] 2: the justification for some act or belief; “he offered a persuasive defense of the theory” [syn: defense, defence]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Vindication 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]