verb [VN] (formal)
1 to prove that sth is true or that you were right to do sth, especially when other people thought differently
SYNJUSTIFY:
Our fears of conflict were partially vindicated by today's events. * I have every confidence that this decision will be fully vindicated.
2 to prove that sb is not guilty when they have been accused of doing sth wrong or illegal:
New evidence emerged, vindicating him completely.
vindication noun [U,sing.]:
Anti-nuclear protesters regarded the Chernobyl accident as a clear vindication of their campaign.
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