Definition of "vindicated" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of vindicate. (verb)
• Justified, avenged or cleared of blame (adjective)

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• "Dodd was vindicated from the Countrywide insurance Co.."
• "To see him vindicated is to witness a proud moment in American history."
• "I don't use the word vindicated, but I do feel the façade of the capital markets, as they were presented to the nation, has crumbled."