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    justification
    /ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

    noun

    • 1. the action of showing something to be right or reasonable: "the justification of revolutionary action"
    • 2. the action of declaring or making righteous in the sight of God.

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  2. The meaning of JUSTIFICATION is the act or an instance of justifying something : vindication. How to use justification in a sentence.

  3. a good reason or explanation for something: There is no justification for treating people so badly. It can be said, with some justification, that she is one of the greatest actresses on the English stage today. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Motives and reasons. autotelic. causeless. drive. first principles. from a place of idiom.

  4. a good reason or explanation for something: There is no justification for treating people so badly. It can be said, with some justification, that she is one of the greatest actresses on the English stage today. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Motives and reasons. autotelic. causeless. drive. first principles. from a place of idiom.

  5. Close in meaning to an explanation, a justification is specifically for defending or explaining an event. The idea that he was just trying to scare his little sister was a pretty weak justification for the elaborate gag.

  6. Justification definition: a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends. See examples of JUSTIFICATION used in a sentence.

  7. A justification for something is an acceptable reason or explanation for it. To me the only justification for a zoo is educational. [ + for] I knew from the beginning that there was no justification for what I was doing. Synonyms: reason, grounds, defence, basis More Synonyms of justification.

  8. Justification is used to talk about finding or understanding reasons for actions, or trying to explain why it is a good idea to do something. It is often used with words like little , no , some , every , without , and not any .

  9. jus•ti•fi•ca•tion. (ˌdʒʌs tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən) n. 1. a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies. 2. an act of justifying. 3. the state of being justified. 4. the act of God whereby humankind is absolved of guilt or sin. 5. the act or result of justifying a line or lines of type.

  10. Justification Definition. A justifying or being justified. The condition or fact of being justified. A fact that justifies or vindicates. The state or condition, necessary for salvation, of being blameless or absolved of the guilt of sin.

  11. The meaning of JUSTIFY is to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable. How to use justify in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Justify.

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