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vindication definition

vin·di·ca·tion (vin′də kā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a vindicating or being vindicated
  2. a fact or circumstance that vindicates, or justifies

Etymology: LME vyndycacion < L vindicatio, a claiming < vindicare: see vindicate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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