Vindication
Defined in 1 dictionary — Cyclopedic (1922)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In civil law. The claim made to property by the owner of it. 1 Bell, Comm. (5th Ed.) 281. See "Revendication." what evil or penalty shall be ii Kiurred by such as commit any public wrongs, and transgress or neglect their duty. 1 Steph. Comm. 37; 1 Brown & H. Coram. 50-1.