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vindication

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as in pardon
a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing recanted testimony that resulted in a long-overdue vindication

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“Vindication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vindication. Accessed 8 Dec. 2022.

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