Associations to the word «Vindication»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

VINDICATION, noun. The act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his position".
VINDICATION, noun. The justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats