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justification

jus·ti·fi·cation

UK/ˌd͡ʒɐstəfəˈkæɪʃən/ US/ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary

  • “he considered misrule a justification for revolution”
2.
3.

the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning

  • “the justification of barbarous means by holy ends” H.J.Muller

Origin

From Middle English justificacioun, justification, from Middle French justification, from Late Latin iustificationem, justificationem < iustificatio, from iustifico, from Latin iustus.

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