| NOUN | act | vindication, exoneration | the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc. |
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| communication | vindication, defense, defence | the justification for some act or belief |
| Sounds | vihndahkey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.. | |
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| Example | "friends provided a vindication of his position" | |
| Synonym | exoneration | |
| Narrower | justification | The act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning |
| rehabilitation | vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation | |
| Broader | clearing | The act of freeing from suspicion |
| Spanish | exculpación, exoneración | |
| Catalan | exculpació, exoneració | |
| Verbs | vindicate | maintain, uphold, or defend |
| Meaning | The justification for some act or belief. | |
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| Synonyms | defense, defence | |
| Narrower | alibi | (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question |
| apology, apologia | A formal written defense of something you believe in strongly | |
| excuse, alibi, exculpation, self-justification | A defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. | |
| Broader | justification | A statement in explanation of some action or belief |
| Spanish | defensa, vindicación | |
| Catalan | defensa, vindicació | |
| Verbs | vindicate | show to be right by providing justification or proof |
| vindicate | maintain, uphold, or defend | |
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