🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

명예 회복

Pronunciation / Transliteration: myeong-ye hoe-bok

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Revindication/ˌriːˌvɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45200 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"진실 규명은 그의 명예 회복으로 이어졌다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of clearing someone or something of blame, suspicion, or doubt through new evidence or justification.

    "The final exonerating DNA test brought a complete revindication of his reputation after decades of wrongful accusation."
  2. 2

    The reclaiming or asserting of a right, title, or property that was previously lost or contested.

    "The political movement focused on the revindication of indigenous land rights trampled by colonial treaties."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'revindicatio', combining the prefix 're-' (again, back) and 'vindicare' (to claim, avenge, or set free). Entering English in the late 19th century via French legal terminology, it originally denoted the formal recovery or reclaiming of property, later broadening to signify the act of clearing someone's name or justifying a claim.

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