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
Recent Examples on the Web
In an election year, the verdict was sure to be seized on by the president’s political opponents and to be spun as vindication for Republican leaders who last year criticized a plea deal on similar charges.
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Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
His critics notwithstanding, Rostow, who died in 2003, could look at the later decades of his life as a kind of quiet vindication.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
That could bring some vindication to a company that hatched the dream of a smart personal assistant under co-founder Steve Jobs.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
The outcome provides a degree of vindication for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who had characterized the case as being about election interference rather than hush money and defended it against criticism from legal experts who called it the weakest of the four prosecutions against Trump.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 May 2024
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Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
His critics notwithstanding, Rostow, who died in 2003, could look at the later decades of his life as a kind of quiet vindication.
—Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
That could bring some vindication to a company that hatched the dream of a smart personal assistant under co-founder Steve Jobs.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
The outcome provides a degree of vindication for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who had characterized the case as being about election interference rather than hush money and defended it against criticism from legal experts who called it the weakest of the four prosecutions against Trump.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 May 2024
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“Vindication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vindication. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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