Definition of vindication in English:
vindication
noun vɪndɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌvɪndəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun1The action of clearing someone of blame or suspicion.
I intend to work to ensure my full vindication
count noun today's news is a complete vindication for us
Example sentencesExamples
- The offer of amends signifies a willingness to place oneself in the hands of the court for assessing the appropriate steps to be taken by way of vindication and compensation.
- The attorney for the parents called the ruling a vindication for his clients.
- While it was too early to comment with finality on the hearing, yesterday's evidence was a vindication of the minister.
- The claimant was not motivated by a desire for vindication, but was pursuing a vendetta.
- Once an apology to the accused has been published, the element of vindication becomes less significant in quantifying the financial award.
- 1.1 Proof that someone or something is right, reasonable, or justified.
the results were interpreted as vindication of the company's policy
count noun democratic vindications of freedom of choice as a basic principle
Example sentencesExamples
- Intolerant of dissent, he wrote several pamphlets replying robustly to vindications of separatism by the Presbyterian Owen and the deist Dodwell.
- She summarized recent mathematical research and experimental vindications of Newton's theories.
- Learning to love his outsider status has got him this far, which feels like a vindication.
- This gave him a sense of vindication in his decision to flee.
- The program's success is vindication for the Stanford professor.
Definition of vindication in US English:
vindication
nounˌvindəˈkāSH(ə)nˌvɪndəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
1The action of clearing someone of blame or suspicion.
I intend to work to ensure my full vindication
today's news is a complete vindication for us
Example sentencesExamples
- While it was too early to comment with finality on the hearing, yesterday's evidence was a vindication of the minister.
- The attorney for the parents called the ruling a vindication for his clients.
- Once an apology to the accused has been published, the element of vindication becomes less significant in quantifying the financial award.
- The offer of amends signifies a willingness to place oneself in the hands of the court for assessing the appropriate steps to be taken by way of vindication and compensation.
- The claimant was not motivated by a desire for vindication, but was pursuing a vendetta.
- 1.1 Proof that someone or something is right, reasonable, or justified.
the results were interpreted as vindication of the company's policy
count noun democratic vindications of freedom of choice as a basic principle
Example sentencesExamples
- Learning to love his outsider status has got him this far, which feels like a vindication.
- Intolerant of dissent, he wrote several pamphlets replying robustly to vindications of separatism by the Presbyterian Owen and the deist Dodwell.
- The program's success is vindication for the Stanford professor.
- She summarized recent mathematical research and experimental vindications of Newton's theories.
- This gave him a sense of vindication in his decision to flee.