vindicate (verb) - to clear from guilt or accusation; to uphold or defend; to justify or redeem [vin-di-keyt]
BREAKDOWN: VIN- (force) + DIC- (show) + -ATE (to do)
vindication is the act or state of exoneration
“Clouds and darkness surround us, yet Heaven is just, and the day of triumph will surely come, when justice and truth will be vindicated. Our wrongs will be made right, and we will once more taste the blessings of freedom” —Mary Todd Lincoln