vindication

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noun

1. the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc. (Freq. 6)
- friends provided a vindication of his position
• Syn:
exoneration
• Derivationally related forms:
exonerate (for: exoneration), vindicate
• Hypernyms:
clearing
• Hyponyms:
justification, rehabilitation
2. the justification for some act or belief
- he offered a persuasive defense of the theory
• Syn:
defense, defence
• Derivationally related forms:
vindicate, defend (for: defence)
• Hypernyms:
justification
• Hyponyms:
apology, apologia, alibi, excuse, exculpation, self-justification

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  defense, defence, exoneration