Vindication

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vindication \Vin`di*ca"tion\, n. [L. vindicatio a laying claim,
     defense, vindication. See {Vindicate}.]
     1. The act of vindicating, or the state of being vindicated;
        defense; justification against denial or censure; as, the
        vindication of opinions; his vindication is complete.
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              Occasion for the vindication of this passage in my
              book.                                 --Locke.
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     2. (Civil Law) The claiming a thing as one's own; the
        asserting of a right or title in, or to, a thing.
        --Burrill.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vindication
       n 1: the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or
            censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his
            position" [syn: {exoneration}]
       2: the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a
          persuasive defense of the theory" [syn: {defense}, {defence}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "vindication":
     absolution, acquittal, acquittance, clearance, clearing,
     compurgation, destigmatization, destigmatizing, discharge,
     disculpation, dismissal, exculpation, excuse, exoneration,
     explanation, forgiveness, justification, pardon, purgation,
     purging, quietus, quittance, rationalization, rehabilitation,
     reinstatement, release, remission, restoration,
     verdict of acquittal
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  VINDICATION, civil law. The claim made to property by the owner of it. 1 
  Bell's Com. 281, 5th ed. See Revendication.