Preposition: of

• right: His vindication of the rights of property depended on the belief that men had " mixed their labor " with it.

• policy: These pieces, by more than 80 artists, are a vindication of this policy.

• decision: It sees the latest move as further vindication of that decision.

• truth: They are vindications of the truth of our blessed faith.

• war: The capture of Saddam Hussein in December was hailed as vindication of the war - but that didn't draw a line either.

• claim: The Edwardians is not a vindication of the more exaggerated claims made for oral history written from personal reminiscence.

Converse of object

• provide: Judging from some of the email we've had, the book provides vindication, especially for people with really messy desks.

• find: In two important respects it was nevertheless Gregory's vision which found vindication by subsequent history.

• see: Ultimately conclusions such as the above may see vindication or obtain plausibility through later discoveries.

• have: The second is intertextual: Hebrews adopts Deuteronomy sensitively, and Deuteronomy has vindication in view.

• want: They want vindication, total victory - not compromise.

• claim: They would have been sacrificial lambs and found not guilty anyway, allowing the real culprits to claim vindication for the Yard's actions.

Adjective modifier

• total: A statement issued on behalf of the couple said the judgment was a " total vindication " of their position.

• complete: This miracle was naturally regarded by the Pope as a complete vindication, and the saint was sent home to England in honor.

• further: It sees the latest move as further vindication of that decision.

• own: How much weight people will attach to his own vindication remains to be seen.

• divine: But it is Christ's resurrection, the divine vindication of his total obedience to his priestly vocation, which carries liberating power.

• real: A lawyer for the parents said the ruling was a " real vindication " for those families who challenged the school board.