VINDICA'TION, noun [Latin vindico.] 1. The defense of any thing, or a justification against denial or censure, or against objections or accusations; as the vindication of opinions or of a creed; the vindication of the Scriptures against the objections and cavils of infidels. 2. The act of supporting by proof or legal process; the proving of any thing to be just; as the vindication of a title, claim or right. 3. Defense by force or otherwise; as the vindication of the rights of man; the vindication of our liberties or the rights of conscience.
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