ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin vindication-, vindicatio, from vindicatus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : an act or instance of vindicating: as
(1) : exoneration
the vindication of a man falsely convicted of murder — Current Biography
(2) : justification , defense
undertook a successful vindication of democratic principles
called on to say something in vindication of his behavior — Jane Austen
(3) : substantiation , support
considered the event to be a vindication of the law of chance
b. : the state or condition of being vindicated
sought vindication for being unjustly charged with subversion
2. : a means of gaining exoneration, justification, or support
used his unhappy childhood as a vindication of his crimes
discern a new vindication for poetry … and religion as revealers of reality — W.L.Sullivan