vindications
Clearings of blame
A vindication is an act or process of being vindicated.
If you are vindicated, you are free from blame or suspicion.
If your faith is vindicated, it proves to be justified by the evidence.
Acts of proving true
- verificationsActs of proving accuracy
- proofsDemonstrations of truth
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- discoveriesNewly revealed facts
scientific consensus · peer review · experiments · Galileo · continental drift · heliocentrism · germ theory · paradigm shifts
Processes of restoring function
- reassessmentsRenewed evaluations of something
- revisionismReexamining established doctrine
- exhumationsRetrieval of buried corpses
- truth commissionsOfficial bodies investigating past atrocities
declassified documents · whistleblowers · memorials · monuments · apologies · reparations · posthumous honors · Dreyfus affair
Verdicts freeing defendants
- exonerationsClearances from accusation
- clearancesAuthorizations or space allowances
- absolutionsFormal releases from blame
- dismissalsFormal removal from position
appeals · retrials · innocence · pardons · judicial reviews · habeas corpus · DNA evidence · compensations
Acts of being saved
- justificationsReasons defending an action
- defensesMeans of protection
- proofsDemonstrations of truth
- confirmationsActs of proving true
affirmations · validations · rehabilitations · truth revealed · comebacks · recognition · acknowledgment · restitution
confirmations
Acts of proving true
- verificationsActs of proving accuracy
- proofsDemonstrations of truth
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
discoveries · scientific consensus · peer review · experiments · Galileo · continental drift · heliocentrism · germ theory · paradigm shifts · posthumous recognition
rehabilitations
Processes of restoring function
- reassessmentsRenewed evaluations of something
- revisionismReexamining established doctrine
- exhumationsRetrieval of buried corpses
truth commissions · declassified documents · whistleblowers · memorials · monuments · apologies · reparations · posthumous honors · Dreyfus affair · Alan Turing
acquittals
Verdicts freeing defendants
- exonerationsClearances from accusation
- clearancesAuthorizations or space allowances
- absolutionsFormal releases from blame
dismissals · appeals · retrials · innocence · pardons · judicial reviews · habeas corpus · DNA evidence · compensations · settlements
redemptions
Acts of being saved
- justificationsReasons defending an action
- defensesMeans of protection
- proofsDemonstrations of truth
confirmations · affirmations · validations · rehabilitations · truth revealed · comebacks · recognition · acknowledgment · restitution · moral victory
vindicationsconvictions
Strongly held beliefs
condemnations · guilty verdicts · indictments · prosecutions · sentences
vindicationscondemnations
Formal expressions of strong disapproval
vilifications · disgraces · denunciations · disgrace · defamations
vindicationsrefutations
Proofs something is wrong
rebuttals · disproofs · invalidations · repudiations · contradictions