In the direction of the breadth.
To liberate; to set free; to deliver.
To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.
To maintain, as a law or a cause, by overthrowing enemies.
To avenge; to punish; as, a war to vindicate or punish infidelity.
To support or maintain as true or correct, against denial, censure, or objections; to defend; to justify.