justification :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (4)

n. the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning; "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller

justification

n. something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary; "he considered misrule a justification for revolution"

justification

n. a statement in explanation of some action or belief

alignment

n. the alignment of text evenly between left and right margins

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Fuzzynyms (19)

plea

n. (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)

excuse, self-justification

n. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"

alteration, modification, adjustment

n. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

authorization, mandate

n. a document giving an official instruction or command

ground, footing, basis

n. a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"

sanction, endorsement, countenance, warrant, imprimatur

n. formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"

warrant, guarantee, warranty

n. a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications

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