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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Vindicate

Hello,
Can vindicate be used in contexts, in which someone is cleared of charges? I usually see "He was found innocent/He was cleared of all charges/He was acquitted of all charges/etc". Can we say that someone was vindicated?

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Gene93 Can we say that someone was vindicated? It sounds a little odd to me in that context, but the dictionaries support you: Vindicate: to prove that someone who was accused of a crime or dishonest act is not guilty

— Mister Micawber

  • Gene93 Can we say that someone was vindicated?
  • It sounds a little odd to me in that context, but the dictionaries support you: Vindicate: to prove that someone who was accused of a crime or dishonest act is not guilty
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Gene93Can we say that someone was vindicated?
It sounds a little odd to me in that context, but the dictionaries support you:

Vindicate: to prove that someone who was accused of a crime or dishonest act is not guilty
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It does. Vindicate is more often used in collocation with theory, story, statement, etc. On the other hand, I would say: You will be expected to justify your actions. I don't thank that vindicate would work here, but I am not sure why. Maybe because vindicate implies that a statement, idea, theory was accused of something.
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PLEASE ignore the last post Emotion: smile. I was very sleepy.

Thank you for your help and time, Mr M
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