vindication: an act of vindicating: the state of being vindicated</span>; specifically: justification against denial or censure.
Vindicate: 1: obsolete : to set free : deliver 2: avenge 3 a: to free from allegation or blame b (1): confirm, substantiate (2): to provide justification or defense for : justify c: to protect from attack or encroachment : defend 4: to maintain a right to Definitions from Merriam-Webster online.