vindication
noun
vin·di·ca·tion
ˌvin-də-ˈkā-shən 
: an act of vindicating : the state of being vindicated
specifically
: justification against denial or censure : defense
Examples of vindication in a Sentence
recanted testimony that resulted in a long-overdue vindication
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For many of them, this year’s CPAC represented a moment of vindication.
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Nik Popli, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
Trump has a pretty good track record of judicial vindication after engaging in conduct alleged to be unlawful.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2025
But her battles were never easy, nor did vindication come quickly.
—Daniel Stone, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Trump will happily pocket those wins and see them as vindication of his might-makes-right approach.
—Ivo H. Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2025
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Nik Popli, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
Trump has a pretty good track record of judicial vindication after engaging in conduct alleged to be unlawful.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2025
But her battles were never easy, nor did vindication come quickly.
—Daniel Stone, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Trump will happily pocket those wins and see them as vindication of his might-makes-right approach.
—Ivo H. Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for vindication
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“Vindication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vindication. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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