Added 9 October 2026
vindication
/ˌvɪndɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ noun
In Latin: vindicatio, vindicta, expūrgātiō Wiktionary
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- An act of asserting or maintaining; an assertion.
- 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 action of vindicating; also, the state of being vindicated.
Origin
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).
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