English noun: justification |
1. | justification (cognition) something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary |
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| Samples | He considered misrule a justification for revolution.
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| Broader (hypernym) | circumstance, condition, consideration |
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2. | justification (communication) a statement in explanation of some action or belief |
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| Broader (hypernym) | account, explanation |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | cause, defence, defense, grounds, reason, vindication |
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3. | justification (act) the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning |
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| Samples | The justification of barbarous means by holy ends.
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| Broader (hypernym) | exoneration, vindication |
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