Bible Dictionaries
Vindication

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(n.) The claiming a thing as one's own; the asserting of a right or title in, or to, a thing.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Vindication'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​v/vindication.html. 1828.