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English to English noun
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something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary |  | Example: he considered misrule a justification for revolution
source: wordnet30
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a statement in explanation of some action or belief | | source: wordnet30
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the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning | | Example: the justification of barbarous means by holy ends
source: wordnet30
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The act of justifying or the state of being justified; a showing or proving to be just or conformable to law, justice, right, or duty; defense; vindication; support; as, arguments in justification of the prisoner's conduct; his disobedience admits justification. | | source: webster1913
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