vindication
pronunciation
How to pronounce vindication in British English:
UK [ˌvɪndɪ'keɪʃn]
How to pronounce vindication in American English:
US [ˌvɪndɪˈkeʃən]
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- Noun:
- the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.
- the justification for some act or belief
Word Origin
- vindication (n.)
- late 15c., "act of avenging, revenge," from Old French vindicacion "vengeance, revenge" and directly from Latin vindicationem (nominative vindicatio) "act of claiming or avenging," noun of action from past participle stem of vindicare "lay claim to, assert; claim for freedom, set free; protect, defend; avenge" (related to vindicta "revenge"), probably from vim dicare "to show authority," from vim, accusative of vis "force" + root of dicere "to say" (see diction). Meaning "justification by proof, defense against censure" is attested from 1640s.
Example
- 1. The georgian crisis also looks , at first sight , like a vindication for mr mccain .
- 2. Like much education research ( large schools vs. small , charters vs. public ) , advocates on either side can find vindication if they look hard enough .
- 3. It was a vindication for immune therapy , and an important step in the treatment of cancer .
- 4. Ask a human-rights campaigner in beijing what hope of vindication is offered by china 's judicial system , and the likely response is a cynical shrug .
- 5. It could allow the farc to claim vindication for their 45-year war and finally seek peace , he says .