Definition of vindicating:
(v) :
(transitive) To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
(v) :
(transitive) To justify by providing evidence.
(v) :
(transitive) To be proven reasonable, correct, or justified.
(v) :
(transitive) To provide justification for.
(v) :
(transitive) To maintain or defend (a cause) against opposition.
(v) :
(transitive) To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.