A victory that occurs when a person, team, or army loses a confrontation yet achieves some other moral gain. This gain might be unrelated to the battle in question; however, the gain is often considerably less than what would have been accomplished if the main battle had been won; otherwise, the result would be characterized as either a "wash" or a proper victory.
A sports team that loses fairly to a cheating team might claim a moral victory in spite of the loss.
by 2014_chiguy October 21, 2007
Get the moral victorymug. Don't worry guys about getting blasted by Florida and then getting embarrassed by Utah in our bowl game because they are both moral victories.
by U R Tigerbait February 26, 2009
Get the Moral Victoriesmug.