vindication

noun

ˌvin-də-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce vindication (audio)
Definition of vindicationnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vindication
  1. pardon
  2. clearing
  3. forgiveness
  4. acquittal
  5. exoneration
Noun
  • 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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  • In a clearing in the forest, his younger selves sit at a long table with the abbott, who is wearing the final boss of season three’s awful wigs.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • Citi Token Services offers around-the-clock tokenized dollar clearing.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of clearing
Noun
  • The era of forgiveness is ending, and the era of permission is beginning, and the only open question is who grants it.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Jelly Roll’s gonna need a favor of forgiveness from Kansas City Royals fans after Wednesday night.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
Definition of forgiveness
Noun
  • The firm must still prepare and file a reply brief in support of Jones’ pending supplemental motion for acquittal in his case.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
  • But when a mysterious stranger begins blackmailing Neve, she is forced to compromise every legal, moral, and ethical obligation to gain an acquittal — or else risk her dark secrets being exposed.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 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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