Definitions of vindication

1. The act of vindicating, or the state of being vindicated; defense; justification against denial or censure; as, the vindication of opinions; his vindication is complete.

2. Justification; defense.

3. The act of vindicating; justification; the act of supporting by proof or legal process; the proving of anything to be just; defence by force or otherwise.

4. The defence of anything; a justification against denial or censure; the proving of anything to be just.