Vindication
Pronunciation : Vin`di*ca"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. vindicatio a laying claim, defense, vindication. See Vindicate.]
Definition : 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)
Defn: The claiming a thing as one's own; the asserting of a right or title in, or to, a thing. Burrill.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913