Justification
WordNet

noun


(1)   The act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning
"The justification of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller
(2)   Something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary
"He considered misrule a justification for revolution"
(3)   A statement in explanation of some action or belief
WiktionaryText

Noun



  1. A reason, explanation, or excuse which provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
  2. The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).
 
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