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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Recent Examples of justification
However, ethical leadership requires a clear boundary between policy disagreement and the normalization — or tacit justification — of violence.
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Any unilateral invasion is a pretext for any other unilateral invasion, which is why each must always be repudiated, regardless of the moral justification.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Local officials have disputed that claim of justification.
—Maggie Vespa, NBC news, 8 Jan. 2026
The policy has since been invoked by a number of Administrations as justification for intervention in Latin America.
—Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
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On what makes this team A team that shows up every day with the correct mentality, works really hard, doesn’t make excuses, owns up to mistakes and continues to get better.—
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Not ever using an excuse, but the ball moves differently in the wind.—
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During pregnancy, common reasons for seeking care include early labor, bleeding, changes in fetal movement, or high blood pressure.—
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One reason the design concept endures is the sink's functionality within the kitchen's larger scheme.—
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“Justification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/justification. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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