vindicate something to prove that something is true or that you were right to do something, especially when other people had a different opinion (Oxford)
vindicate somebody to prove that somebody is not guilty when they have been accused of doing something wrong or illegal; to prove that somebody is right about something (Oxford)
to prove that what someone said or did was right or true, after other people thought it was wrong (Cambridge)
I have every confidence that this decision will be fully vindicated. (Oxford)
New evidence emerged, vindicating him completely. (Oxford)
The investigation vindicated her complaint about the newspaper. (Cambridge)
vindicated decision
vindicating the evidence
investigation vindicated her complaint
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Vindication