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justifications
noun(jus-ti-fi-ca-tion)
a statement in explanation of some action or belief
justifications
noun(jus-ti-fi-ca-tion)
something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary
Examples:
He considered misrule a justification for revolution.
justifications
noun(jus-ti-fi-ca-tion)
the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning
Examples:
The justification of barbarous means by holy ends.

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