justification
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4.0
- noun
- /ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
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justificación
- I cannot see any justification for regulation when the abortion's being done by a doctor.
- provide a justification
- moral justification
- theoretical justification
Well, I think the justification is that it will help you.
- Well, I think the justification is that it will help you.
- They require a lot of justification to keep them going.
- You see that as the justification for public compulsory schooling.
- And it's like a good justification for having hobbies, you know?
- And we have all heard the justifications of toxic leaders.
- Watches that literally have no justification for being expensive are expensive.
- It's not based on a utilitarian justification of property.
- And that became the justification for a second Chechen war.
- And the justification was it's all defensive.
- So there is no justification for the gag order.
- And we need justification for the extreme change that we've made in our viewpoint.
- I don't know, but I think that's, I think that's justification enough.
- Isn't that one of the justifications for why many religions choose not to eat pork?
- So that's one kind of justification one might provide for behaving in moral ways.
- Rather, they are philosophical conclusions with no logical justification.
Examples
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Her detailed report provided a strong justification for the proposed changes.
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The teacher has the students identify and analyze the justification offered for the recommended actions.
Academic text (1990) -
What could be a justification for a system like this?
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So there is really no justification for land around cities being private.
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Well, I think the justification is that it will help you.
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There can never be a justification for them.
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I feel like in this case some justification is helpful.
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The large potential savings to government health programs may provide justification for public investments in this research.
Academic text (2011) -
So there is no justification for the gag order.
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You see that as the justification for public compulsory schooling.
Synonyms
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1.0
A cause or explanation for something that happened
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1.0
A statement that makes something clear or helps someone understand
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1.7
A reason people give often as a written note to explain an absence
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3.2
Reasons that justify a decision or action
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4.7
A reason that explains why something happens
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6.0
A set of reasons that explains a decision or action
A reason given to explain or defend a mistake
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Etymology
Justification comes from Latin parts meaning 'right' and 'to make': just- ('fair' or 'right') and -fy (from facere, 'to make'), seen in words like justice and justify. So a justification is a reason that 'makes' an action or choice seem right or fair.