vindication

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Synonyms: indication, vendication, vindicative, revindication, indiction, vindicator, vindicating, vinification, syndication, venditation, coindication

Antonyms: indication, vendication, vindicative, revindication, indiction, vindicator, vindicating, vinification, syndication, venditation, coindication

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} An [[act#Noun|act]] of [[assert#Verb|asserting]] or [[maintain]]ing; an [[assertion]].
2. {{lb|en|countable}} An [[argument#Noun|argument]], [[fact#Noun|fact]], [[piece#Noun|piece]] of [[evidence#Noun|evidence]], etc., which {{l|en|vindicate|vindicates|[[clear#Verb|clears]] someone of an [[accusation]] or [[suspicion]]; [[justify|justifies]] a [[belief]] or [[claim#Noun|claim]] by [[provide|providing]] evidence or [[proof#Noun|proof]]}}.
3. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[action#Noun|action]] of vindicating; also, the [[state#Noun|state]] of being vindicated.
4. {{lb|en|uncountable}} A feeling of [[deserved]] [[satisfaction]] that comes from being proven [[correct]].
5. {{lb|en|countable|Ancient Rome|law|historical}} A [[legal#Adjective|legal]] claim for a [[declaration]] that one is the [[owner]] of a [[thing]] or the [[holder]] of a [[right#Noun|right]]; an action ''[[in rem]]''.
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