vindication
English Thesaurus
1. the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc. (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | clearing, |
| definition | : | the act of freeing from suspicion (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | justification, |
| definition | : | the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | rehabilitation, |
| definition | : | vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation (noun.act) |
2. the justification for some act or belief (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | justification, |
| definition | : | a statement in explanation of some action or belief (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | apologia, apology, |
| definition | : | a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | alibi, |
| definition | : | (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question (noun.communication) |
3. the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc. (noun.act)
| derivation | : | vindicate, |
| definition | : | maintain, uphold, or defend (verb.communication) |
4. the justification for some act or belief (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | justify, vindicate, |
| definition | : | show to be right by providing justification or proof (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | vindicate, |
| definition | : | maintain, uphold, or defend (verb.communication) |
5. the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc. (noun.act)
| derivation | : | vindicate, |
| definition | : | maintain, uphold, or defend (verb.communication) |
6. the justification for some act or belief (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | justify, vindicate, |
| definition | : | show to be right by providing justification or proof (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | vindicate, |
| definition | : | maintain, uphold, or defend (verb.communication) |
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