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Webster 1913 Edition


Vindication

Vinˊdi-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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Vindication

VINDICA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. vindico.]
1.
The defense of any thing, or a justification against denial or censure, or against objections or accusations; as the vindication of opinions or of a creed; the vindication of the Scriptures against the objections and cavils of infidels.
2.
The act of supporting by proof or legal process; the proving of any thing to be just; as the vindication of a title, claim or right.
3.
Defense by force or otherwise; as the vindication of the rights of man; the vindication of our liberties or the rights of conscience.

Definition 2024


vindication

vindication

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Noun

vindication (countable and uncountable, plural vindications)

  1. The act of vindicating or the state of being vindicated.
  2. Evidence, facts, statements, or arguments that justify a claim or belief.

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