vindication

At that moment I felt relief and vindication.

The findings were seen as vindication for those who found themselves facing down powerful officialdom, the state, and religious institutions - and often struggling to be believed.

But the aggrieved American man now rides on a sense of vindication in celebrating Trump’s return to the White House.

There was elation and exhaustion, pride and vindication, but the overwhelming emotion that Roberts felt after a grueling five-game National League Division Series win over the San Diego Padres was “relief.”

The Sherlock actress calls the BBC's apology a "vindication" of her complaint and said she hoped others would now feel "more confident" that they would be believed.