From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Vindication \Vin'di*ca"tion\, noun [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
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
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