VINDICATION Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

vindication

noun

ˌvin-də-ˈkā-shən

Definition of vindication

as in pardon

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

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Recent Examples of vindication Instead, Trump will just claim total vindication, and the MAGA crowd and congressional Republicans will echo the sentiment. — Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026 Instead, much of the rest of the soccer world will likely feel vindication – and more than a little bit of satisfaction at American humiliation on such a huge stage. — Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 For Alston, the scale of the effort offers a personal vindication. — Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Markets do not pay for eventual intellectual vindication. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for vindication

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On Tuesday, Walz echoed Ellison, saying the pardon was not based on Vang’s immigration status.

— Mary Murphy, Twin Cities, 17 July 2026
Former Justice Department pardon attorney Liz Oyer is scheduled to testify as a witness for Democrats on Thursday.

— Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of pardon

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The landscape was so combustible that investigators believe routine brush-clearing work near a high-voltage line may have sparked the inferno, even though the work appeared to comply with regulations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Legacy rails separate messaging, clearing and settlement across a stack of intermediaries.

— Brett Turner, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of clearing

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Crabtree granted the motion with the condition that the firm prepare and file a reply brief in support of Jones’ pending supplemental motion for acquittal in his case.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Recounting the acquittal, Sam suggests Paul’s vindication wasn’t rooted so much in the truth as in the limits of the criminal justice system.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026

Definition of acquittal

Noun

But a best practice is to refrain from portraying the false positive as a complete exoneration while the federal investigation continues.

— Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Sebold’s memoir later became a bestseller, and through a tangled series of events that began when producers decided to make a film version of the memoir, the book ultimately helped lead to Broadwater’s exoneration in 2021.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 17 July 2026

Definition of exoneration

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