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单词 vindication
释义 vin·di·ca·tion
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin vindication-, vindicatio, from vindicatus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
 a. : an act or instance of vindicating: as
  (1) : exoneration
   < the vindication of a man falsely convicted of murder — Current Biography >
  (2) : justification, defense
   < undertook a successful vindication of democratic principles >
   < called on to say something in vindication of his behavior — Jane Austen >
  (3) : substantiation, support
   < considered the event to be a vindication of the law of chance >
 b. : the state or condition of being vindicated
  < sought vindication for being unjustly charged with subversion >
2. : a means of gaining exoneration, justification, or support
 < used his unhappy childhood as a vindication of his crimes >
 < discern a new vindication for poetry … and religion as revealers of reality — W.L.Sullivan >
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