what does "felt vindicated" mean?
"Ill handle everything as quickly as possible," he assured Kellerman and Burkley. They eyed him skeptically and felt vindicated when, in the very next breath, he marched back down the hill. He begged for "a few minutes to check a point of law."】

what does "felt vindicated"mean? does that mean "they knew the result?"

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what does "felt vindicated" mean?
"Ill handle everything as quickly as possible," he assured Kellerman and Burkley. They eyed him skeptically and felt vindicated when, in the very next breath, he marched back down the hill. He begged for "a few minutes to check a point of law."】

what does "felt vindicated"mean? does that mean "they knew the result?"

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It means that their opinion of the person was right, though others did not believe them.