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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vindication \Vin`di*ca"tion\, n. [L. vindicatio a laying claim, defense, vindication. See Vindicate.]
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The act of vindicating, or the state of being vindicated; defense; justification against denial or censure; as, the vindication of opinions; his vindication is complete.
Occasion for the vindication of this passage in my book.
--Locke. (Civil Law) The claiming a thing as one's own; the asserting of a right or title in, or to, a thing.
--Burrill.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 15c., "act of avenging, revenge," from Old French vindicacion "vengeance, revenge" and directly from Latin vindicationem (nominative vindicatio) "act of claiming or avenging," noun of action from past participle stem of vindicare "lay claim to, assert; claim for freedom, set free; protect, defend; avenge" (related to vindicta "revenge"), probably from vim dicare "to show authority," from vim, accusative of vis "force" + root of dicere "to say" (see diction). Meaning "justification by proof, defense against censure" is attested from 1640s.
Wiktionary
alt. 1 The act of vindicate or the state of being vindicate. 2 evidence, facts, statements, or arguments that justify a claim or belief. n. 1 The act of vindicate or the state of being vindicate. 2 evidence, facts, statements, or arguments that justify a claim or belief.
WordNet
n. the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his position" [syn: exoneration]
the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory" [syn: defense, defence]
Wikipedia
Vindication is an album by the Norwegian black metal band Susperia. It is their second album, and it was produced by Peter Tägtgren completely free of charge before closing down his studio.
Vindication (January 28, 2000 in Kentucky – July 10, 2008) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. Bred by Payson Stud Inc., he was sired by 1977 U.S. Triple Crown Champion Seattle Slew. Out of the mare Strawberry Reason, Vindication's damsire was Strawberry Road, the international star who raced in Australia, Germany, France, Japan, and the United States, and was voted the 1983 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year and 1984 Champion Older Horse in Germany.
Vindication was purchased for $2.15 million at the 2001 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale by Satish Sanan's Padua Stables of Ocala, Florida, who handed him over to trainer Bob Baffert for race conditioning. Sent to the track at age two, Vindication won his first two races at Del Mar Racetrack in California. Then, on September 14 at Turfway Park in Florence, Kentucky, he captured the Grade III Kentucky Cup Juvenile Stakes by six lengths. He was then sent to Chicago's Arlington Park for the 2002 Breeders' Cup Juvenile. Though the race was normally run at a distance of 11/16 miles, the track setup at Arlington Park meant that year's Juvenile was raced at 1⅛ miles. Ridden by Mike Smith, Vindication won by two-and-three-quarter lengths over Kafwain and Hold That Tiger, the latter a highly regarded colt from Ireland trained by Aidan O'Brien.
The runaway winner in the voting for 2002 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors, Vindication was the winterbook favorite for the following spring's Kentucky Derby. However, as a result of a serious injury sustained early in 2003, Vindication never raced again and was retired.
A 2003 Keeneland Magazine article by Deirdre B. Biles called Vindication "one of the hottest stallion prospects in the country." 1
John G. Sikura purchased a one-third interest in the breeding rights to Vindication and since 2004 the horse has been standing at stud at his Hill 'n' Dale Farms in Lexington, Kentucky. His stud fee was $60,000. Vindication covered 78 mares in the 2007 season.
Vindication was euthanized on July 10, 2008 after suffering from a stomach rupture.
Vindication is independent film maker Bart Mastronardi's feature length psychological horror movie, based on his award winning short. A morality tale about a young man whose attempt at suicide fails causing his guilt to manifest into reality. Vindication is completed and is now awaiting major film festival circuiting for 2009.
Vindication may refer to:
- A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Mary Wollstonecraft
- A Vindication of the Rights of Man, Mary Wollstonecraft
- Memoirs of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, William Godwin
- Vindication (Susperia album), 2002
- Vindication (Crease album), 2000
- Vindication (film), a 2008 film, written and directed by Bart Mastronardi
- Vindication (horse) (2000–2008), American thoroughbred race horse
Vindication is the third album released by the Florida-based hard rock music group, Crease.. This album was released in 2000, via Roadrunner Records. "Frustration" was featured in the film, "Thank You, Good Night". "Jenny 867-5309" was featured in an episode of TV's "Roswell" and the video game "ESPN X-Games Skateboarding". "Building Up" was used by HBO in their documentary, "Middle School Confessions".
Usage examples of "vindication".
Collier absconded, and published a vindication of their conduct, in which he affirmed that the imposition of hands was the general practice of the primitive church.
Year 551, we offer up praises to God, His Son and the Holy Spirit for the success of the enterprise, and admonish all loyal subjects within the bounds of the Empire to join with us in this celebration, for surely we are delivered for the purpose of Christian vindication throughout the world.
FBI, was a vindication of what Ronnie Bucca had suggested for years - that Yousef was coming back to finish off the Trade Center.
President to use force in vindication of American rights of person and property abroad was demonstrated in 1854 by the bombardment of Greytown, Nicaragua by Lieutenant Hollins of the U.
Can I render her a greater service than to apprize her of the aspersions that have rested on it, and afford her the opportunity of vindication?
Their bared swords were leveled in rigid hands, their faces torn by a volatile mix of worry and vindication.
At the time when the petition of right, that requisite vindication of a violated constitution, was extorted from the unwilling prince, who but imagined that liberty was at last secured, and that the laws would thenceforth maintain themselves in opposition to arbitrary authority?
Again, in 1861, Missouri appealed to the Constitution for the vindication of her rights, and again did usurpation and the blind rage of a sectional party disregard the appeal, and assume powers, not only undelegated, but in direct violation of the fourth section of the fourth article of the Constitution, which every Federal officer had sworn to maintain, and which secured to every State a republican government, and protection against invasion.
And a vindication for this unprojected, unauthorized trip east of the Euphrates.
When, the following day, Adams came to the assembly to present his letter of credence, it was as sweet a moment of triumph and vindication as he had ever known.
He was going where he could show himself as Steve Kilroy, on a mission that could produce his vindication.
A Chinese Vindication Society organized an air raid on Osaka and Tokio in 1935 after the great Green Cross raid on Nankin in that year.
There follow enormous ramifications, plots and counterplots, intrigues, triumphs and disasters, ending with the vindication of Robert, and wedding bells.
Helena, like a derelict student I applied in vain to my old schoolmistress for vindication: On board the Bellerophon, at Sea .
I thought this arrangement would afford a favourable opportunity for an explanation, for mutual vindication, and would open a door for the most complete reconciliation, without fear of any surprise arising from the proverbial weakness of the flesh.