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UK
/vˌɪndɪkˈeɪʃən/
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[ US /vɪndəˈkeɪʃən/ ]
[ US /vɪndəˈkeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
-
the justification for some act or belief
he offered a persuasive defense of the theory -
the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.
friends provided a vindication of his position
How To Use vindication In A Sentence
- From plastic abstraction to documentary reportage, from psychic investigation to political pamphleteering, from the autobiographical essay to a demonstration of the powers of montage, from graphic and textural work to militant revindication - Whitehead's work accomplishes an exceptional synthesis, open to every different dimension of avant-garde cinema, tending towards percpetual explosion and euphoric fusion with phenomena. GreenCine Daily: Rouge. 10.
- For him a better than expected result marks a personal vindication and certain reconfirmation as party leader.
- It is a vindication for Li Peng, the veteran Leninist central planner.
- Phillips says his ultimate vindication would be to see the airline industry adopting SafetyScope, but he isn't holding his breath.
- This is sweet vindication for Cisco researcher Patrick Peterson, whose antispam obsession we wrote about in September 2007. Blackberry Battles Back
- It's so easy to criticize someone elses culture when there is no chance of vindication from the other party. Matt Reeves Explains Why He’s Remaking Let The Right One In | /Film
- NIV He will receive blessing from the Lord and vindication from God his Savior.
- Andrew J. Bacevich on The Dark Side by Jane Mayer: With the appearance of this very fine book, Hillary Clinton can claim a belated vindication of sorts: A right-wing conspiracy does indeed exist, although she misapprehended its scope and nature. An Amazon.com Books Blog featuring news, reviews, interviews and guest author blogs.
- The day of vindication and the year of favor meet in the paschal mystery, in Christ died and risen.
- And what would a history of liberalism look like that was neither vindication nor hatchet job? The Times Literary Supplement