damning vs vindication

damning

adj
  • Condemning. 

noun
  • A condemnation. 

  • An act of swearing with the word "damn". 

vindication

noun
  • The act of vindicating or the state of being vindicated. 

  • Evidence, facts, statements, or arguments that justify a claim or belief. 

How often have the words damning and vindication occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )