vindication
noun/ˌvɪndɪˈkeɪʃn/
/ˌvɪndɪˈkeɪʃn/
[uncountable, singular] (formal)- proof that something is true or that you were right, especially when other people had a different opinion
- Anti-nuclear protesters regarded the Chernobyl accident as a clear vindication of their campaign.
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