All vindication synonyms

noun vindication

• defense — the act or power of defending, or guarding against attack, harm, or danger
• acquittal — Acquittal is a formal declaration in a court of law that someone who has been accused of a crime is innocent.
• coverup — an attempt to keep blunders, crimes, etc. from being disclosed
• cleanup — A cleanup is the removing of dirt, pollution, crime, or corruption from somewhere.
• outs — away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
• exoneration — The action of officially absolving someone from blame; vindication.
• acquittance — a release from or settlement of a debt, etc
• apologetics — the branch of theology concerned with the defence and rational justification of Christianity
• defence — Defence is action that is taken to protect someone or something against attack.
• lifeboat — a double-ended ship's boat, constructed, mounted, and provisioned so as to be readily able to rescue and maintain persons from a sinking vessel.
• wellbeing — a good or satisfactory condition of existence; a state characterized by health, happiness, and prosperity; welfare: to influence the well-being of the nation and its people.
• alibi — If you have an alibi, you can prove that you were somewhere else when a crime was committed.
• copout — an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion: The governor's platform was a cop-out.
• cover story — a story that is alluded to or illustrated on the cover of a magazine
• apology — An apology is something that you say or write in order to tell someone that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them.
• counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
• lifesaver — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
• casuistry — Casuistry is the use of clever arguments to persuade or trick people.
• mitigation — the act of mitigating, or lessening the force or intensity of something unpleasant, as wrath, pain, grief, or extreme circumstances: Social support is the most important factor in the mitigation of stress among adolescents.
• explanation — A statement or account that makes something clear.
• cop-out — an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion: The governor's platform was a cop-out.
• exculpation — The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that which exculpates; excuse.
• justification — a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party.
• answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
• band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
• jive — swing music or early jazz.
• extenuation — The act of extenuating or the state of being extenuated; the act of making thin, slender, or lean, or of palliating; diminishing, or lessening; palliation, as of a crime; mitigation, as of punishment.
• antiphon — a short passage, usually from the Bible, recited or sung as a response after certain parts of a liturgical service
• forgiveness — act of forgiving; state of being forgiven.
• contentedness — satisfied; content.
• excuse — Attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offense); seek to defend or justify.
• assertion — a positive statement, usually made without an attempt at furnishing evidence