Vindication: alternatives and connections

The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove that he was in another place when the alleged act w…

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Something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others wrong, or of what may be liable to disapprobation; justification; as,…

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The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that which exculpates; excuse.

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To free from accusation, or the imputation of fault or blame; to clear from guilt; to release from a charge; to justify by extenuating a fault; to ex…

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The act of justifying or the state of being justified; a showing or proving to be just or conformable to law, justice, right, or duty; defense; vindi…

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The act of rehabilitating, or the state of being rehabilitated.

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of Clear

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The act of justifying or the state of being justified; a showing or proving to be just or conformable to law, justice, right, or duty; defense; vindi…

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To clear from alleged fault or guilt; to prove to be guiltless; to relieve of blame; to acquit.

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To clear from alleged fault or guilt; to prove to be guiltless; to relieve of blame; to acquit.

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To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.

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To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.

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See Defense.

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Alt. of Defence

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The act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from a charge or imputation; also, the state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.

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