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| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
| Class VI. Words Relating to the Sentient and Moral Powers |
| Section IV. Moral Affections |
| 2. Moral Sentiments |
| 937. Vindication. |
| NOUN: | VINDICATION, justification, warrant; exoneration, exculpation, disculpation; acquittal [See Acquittal]; whitewashing. EXTENUATION, palliation, palliative, softening, mitigation. PLEA [See Plea]; apology, gloss, varnish; salvo [rare], excuse, extenuating circumstances; allowance, - to be made; locus pænitentiæ [L.]; reply, defense or defence; recrimination [See Accusation]. APOLOGIST, vindicator, justifier; defendant [See Accusation]. TRUE BILL, justifiable charge. |
| VERB: | JUSTIFY, warrant; be an excuse for &c. n.; lend a color, furnish a handle; vindicate, exculpate, disculpate [rare]; acquit [See Acquittal]; clear, set right, exonerate, whitewash; clear the skirts of. EXTENUATE, palliate, excuse, soften, apologize, varnish, slur, gloze; put a -gloss, - good face- upon; mince; gloss over, bolster up, help a lame dog over a stile. ADVOCATE, defend, plead one’s cause; stand up for, stick up for [colloq.], speak up for; contend for, speak for; bear out, keep in countenance, support; plead [See Plea]; say in defense; plead ignorance; confess and avoid, propugn [obs.], put in a good word for. take the will for the deed, make allowance for, do justice to; give one his due, give the Devil his due. make good; prove the truth of, prove one’s case; be justified by the event. |
| ADJECTIVE: | VINDICATIVE, vindicatory, vindicated, vindicating &c. v.; palliative; exculpatory, disculpatory, apologetic. EXCUSABLE, defensible, pardonable; venial, veniable [obs.]; specious, plausible, justifiable. |
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