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justification
noun(jus-ti-fi-ca-tion)
the act or an instance of justifying something : vindication
justification
noun(jus-ti-fi-ca-tion)
an acceptable reason for doing something : something that justifies an act or way of behaving
justification
noun(jus-ti-fi-ca-tion)
the act, process, or state of being justified by God
justification
noun(jus-ti-fi-ca-tion)
the act or an instance of making excuses for oneself
justification
idiom(jus-ti-fi-ca-tion)
in order to make people think one had an acceptable reason for doing something
justification
idiom(jus-ti-fi-ca-tion)
not unreasonably

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