Definition of "vindication" []

• The act of vindicating or condition of being vindicated. (noun)
• The defense, such as evidence or argument, that serves to justify a claim or deed. (noun)

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• "Israel is celebrating what it calls a vindication."
• "A minute he ran the pages, found the passage he was after, nodded his head to himself in vindication, and replaced the book."
• "How fortunate that his vindication is now so public and is saluted."