as in excuse
an explanation that frees one from fault or blame
offered a weak justification for why he was so late
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The justification for seizing the principal of Russia’s assets would therefore be all-important, Frédéric Dopagne, professor of public international law at the University of Louvain in Belgium, told CNN.
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Joseph Ataman, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
This will ensure transparency about timelines, budgets and the justifications for prioritization.
—Manoj Balraj, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Trump claims pardons for those on the bipartisan congressional Jan. 6 committee are void, therefore potentially opening the door toward a justification for investigation.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
But managers were also instructed to rank such workers and, later, to include a justification for anyone who should be kept.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
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Joseph Ataman, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
This will ensure transparency about timelines, budgets and the justifications for prioritization.
—Manoj Balraj, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Trump claims pardons for those on the bipartisan congressional Jan. 6 committee are void, therefore potentially opening the door toward a justification for investigation.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
But managers were also instructed to rank such workers and, later, to include a justification for anyone who should be kept.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for justification
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“Justification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/justification. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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