vindication Definition
vin·di·ca·tion (vin′də kā′s̸hən)
noun
- a vindicating or being vindicated
- a fact or circumstance that vindicates, or justifies
Etymology: LME vyndycacion < L vindicatio, a claiming < vindicare: see vindicate
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vindication Usage Examples
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.
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