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Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin vindicāre, vindicāt-, from vindex, vindic-, surety, avenger; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

From Latin vindicātus, perfect passive participle of vindicō ("lay legal claim to something; set free; protect, avenge, punish"), from vim, accusative singular of vīs ("force, power"), + dīcō ("say; declare, state").