edit · refresh · viewWord of the dayfor April 30 vindication n (countable) An act of asserting or maintaining; an assertion. (countable) An argument, fact, piece of evidence, etc., which vindicates (“clears someone of an accusation or suspicion; justifies a belief or claim by providing evidence or proof”). (uncountable) The action of vindicating; also, the state of being vindicated. (countable, Ancient Rome, historical, law) A legal claim for a declaration that one is the owner of a th