vin·di·ca·tion /ˌvɪndəˈkeʃən/
  辯護,擁護,辯明
  Vin·di·ca·tion n.
  1. 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.
  2. Civil Law The claiming a thing as one's own; the asserting of a right or title in, or to, a thing.
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  vindication
       n 1: the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or
            censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his
            position" [syn: exoneration]
       2: the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a
          persuasive defense of the theory" [syn: defense, defence]