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Grammar : Noun
Spell : vin-di-key-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌvɪn dɪˈkeɪ ʃən

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Définition of vindication

Origin :
  • late 15c., "act of avenging, revenge," from Latin vindicationem (nominative vindicatio) "act of claiming or avenging," from vindicare "to set free, lay claim to, assert, avenge" (related to vindicta "revenge"), probably from vim dicare "to show authority," from vim, accusative of vis "force" + root of dicere "to say" (see diction). Meaning "justification by proof, defense against censure" is attested from 1640s.
  • noun justification
  • noun defense
Example sentences :
  • He represented that no vindication was necessary, and that none could be of any use.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • It informs her whole view of the rights and duties of women in her Vindication.
  • Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
  • Was he too heedless of his wife to listen to the vindication.
  • Extract from : « Two Penniless Princesses » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Now, assuredly, Hemsworth requires some vindication at our hands.
  • Extract from : « The O'Donoghue » by Charles James Lever
  • I can only call to mind one act in vindication of my wisdom—I went to bed.
  • Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
  • Her own vindication,—these were the words, George; she should be clear of all reproach.
  • Extract from : « The Fortunes Of Glencore » by Charles James Lever
  • Time, property, and every available means will find employment in her vindication.
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
  • Why should I intrude my vindication on him, when he cared not to hear it?
  • Extract from : « Ernest Linwood » by Caroline Lee Hentz
  • I have said all this in vindication of the Christians, to whom the errors of the Jews are too often imputed.
  • Extract from : « Thais » by Anatole France
  • The vindication of our system of evolution is easily explained.
  • Extract from : « The Skylark of Space » by Edward Elmer Smith and Lee Hawkins Garby

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