justifiable

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A study we conducted of the law in three states—California, Florida, and Massachusetts—highlights some of the common principles that limit when shooting someone is justifiable, and therefore lawful.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

We reject out of hand the proposition that such acts are justifiable.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

"It is not justifiable to claim that the race has been lost."

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Yet there are still questions about Sabalenka's big-game mentality - and with justifiable cause after her latest loss in a major final.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

This was patently untrue, but a justifiable distortion in the Jeffersonian scheme of things because motivated by an authentic urge to sustain the friendship.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis