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vindication

/ˌvɪndɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ UK
/ˌvɪndəˈkeɪʃən/ US

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

Where it comes from

From Late Middle English vendicacion, vyndicacion, vyndycacion (“assertion of a claim”), from Old French vindication (“revenge, vengeance”) (modern dialectal French vindication), or from Medieval Latin vendicātio, both from Latin vindicātiō (“avenging; defence, protection, vindication; punishment; etc.”), from vindicō (“to avenge; to take revenge on; to protect from; etc.”) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns from verbs, denoting processes, actions, or results of actions). Vindicō is derived from vindex (“claimant, vindicator; defender, protector”) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs); and vindex from vim (the accusative singular form of vīs (“force; power, strength; etc.”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to chase, pursue; to persecute; to suppress”)) + dīcere (the present active infinitive of dīcō (“to declare, state; to refer to; to say, talk; etc.”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out, show”)). By surface analysis, vindicate + -ion (suffix denoting an action or process, or its result).

noun vindications

countable An act of asserting or maintaining; an assertion. [T]he loud "Aye, Aye" of the bulk of the members [of Parliament] supported [John] Eliot in his last vindication of English liberty.
countable An argument, fact, piece of evidence, etc., which vindicates (“clears someone of an accusation or suspicion; justifies a belief or claim by providing evidence or proof”). The Soldiers publiſh'd a vindication, as they call'd it, of their Proceedings and Reſolutions, and directed it to their General; in vvhich they complain'd of a deſign to disband, and nevv model the Army; […] This Apology, or Vindication, being ſign'd by many inferior Officers, the Parliament declare
uncountable The action of vindicating; also, the state of being vindicated. Among its [Milan's] Natural Curioſities I took particular notice of a Piece of Crystal, that enclos'd a couple of Drops, vvhich look'd like VVater vvhen they vvere ſhaken, tho' perhaps they are nothing but Bubbles of Air. […] The Famous Pere [Jean] Mabillon is novv engag'd in the Vindication of this
Similar: absolution, avowance, exculpation, exoneration, acquittance, acquitment, acquittal, assoilment, compurgation, disculpation, not guilty, quittance · Opposite: nonvindication
uncountable A feeling of deserved satisfaction that comes from being proven correct. When they finally admitted their actions, Anne felt vindication and walked with pride once again.
Ancient Rome, countable, historical A legal claim for a declaration that one is the owner of a thing or the holder of a right; an action in rem. Coordinate term: condiction
countable, obsolete, uncountable The action of avenging or taking revenge. [P]ublick Vindication of Injuries is not only lavvful, but neceſſary; […] For, vvithout this there vvould be no living, and Human Society could never ſtand. But as to private Vindication of Injuries, that vvhich vve more eſpecially call Revenge, this I ſhall readily allovv to be utterly unlavvful, [
countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable The action of setting free; deliverance. [T]he peoples affection binding it ſelfe to their redeemer; beſides a neceſſity to keepe them vnited vnto him by the meanes of ſo abhorred a neighbour, from vvhom their vindication, into liberty, muſt bee maintained by their ovvne conſtancy: […]
countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable Punishment, retribution. [T]hings carried ſo farre on in a vvrong vvay, muſt needs either inſlave themſelves and poſterity for ever, or require a vindication ſo ſharpe and ſmarting, as that the Nation vvould groane under it; […]

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noun argument, fact, piece of evidence, etc., which vindicates

हिन्दी	प्रमाण pramāṇ

noun action of vindicating

Español	vindicación, justificación
한국어	옹호 ongho
日本語	立証 risshō, 支持 shiji, 証拠 shōko, 擁護 yōgo
中文	辯護 /辩护 biànhù
Português	vindicação, reivindicação, justificação
Français	justification
Deutsch	Beweis, Eintreten, Entlastung, Nachweis, Rechtfertigung, Rehabilitation
Italiano	vendicazione, rivendicazione
Ελληνικά	δικαίωση dikaíosi
Русский	доказа́тельство dokazátelʹstvo, виндика́ция vindikácija, обоснова́ние obosnovánije, оправда́ние opravdánije, реабилита́ция reabilitácija
العربية	تَزْكِيَة tazkiya

noun legal claim for a declaration that one is the owner of a thing or the holder of a right

Français	vendication

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@misc{vindication_2026,
  title = {vindication},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vindication},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}