justification
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(noun) the act of justifying: "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller |
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Related Words: exoneration, vindication, whitewash |
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(noun) something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary: "he considered misrule a justification for revolution" |
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Related Words: circumstance, condition, consideration |
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(noun) a statement in explanation of some action or belief |
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Related Words: account, cause, defence, defense, explanation, grounds, reason, vindication |
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