vindicatie

Definitions of vindicatie
  1. noun
    the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.
    synonyms: kookwas, revindicatie
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    types:
    justificatie, rechtvaardiging, vergoelijking
    the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning
  2. noun
    the justification for some act or belief
    synonyms: defensie, revindicatie, verdediging
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    types:
    alibi, excuus
    a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly
    alibi
    (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
    alibi, dekmantel, pretext, schijngrond, schijnreden, smoes, voorwendsel, zelfrechtvaardiging
    a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
  3. noun
    action taken in return for an injury or offense
    synonyms: repercussie, retorsie, revanche, vergelding, wraak, wraakneming
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    types:
    represaillemaatregel, retorsie
    a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime
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