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Definitions for: Vindication [n] the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his position"
[n] the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Occasion for the vindication of this passage in my
book. --Locke.
2. (Civil Law) The claiming a thing as one's own; the
asserting of a right or title in, or to, a thing.
--Burrill.
Synonyms: defence, defense, exoneration
See Also: alibi, apologia, apology, clearing, exculpation, excuse, justification, justification, rehabilitation, self-justification
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