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justification
justification
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justification
WORDS RELATED TO
JUSTIFICATION
provocation
noun
incitement, stimulus
affront
annoyance
bothering
brickbat
casus belli
cause
challenge
dare
defy
grabber
grievance
grounds
harassment
incentive
indignity
inducement
injury
instigation
insult
irking
justification
motivation
offense
provoking
reason
taunt
vexation
vexing
rationale
noun
logic for belief, action
account
excuse
explanation
exposition
grounds
hypothesis
justification
motivation
motive
philosophy
principle
raison d'être
rationalization
reason
reasons
song and dance
sour grapes
story
the big idea
the whole idea
theory
whatfor
why and wherefore
whyfor
rationalization
noun
account
ABCs
annal
blow by blow
bulletin
chronicle
detail
explanation
history
justification
lowdown
make
narration
narrative
play by play
rationale
reason
recital
report
run-down
score
story
tab
take
tale
the picture
the whole picture
version
reason
noun
explanation for an action
account
apologia
apology
argument
case
cover
defense
excuse
exposition
ground
idea
justification
notion
proof
rationale
rationalization
song and dance
sour grapes
the whole idea
vindication
whatfor
wherefore
why
why and wherefore
whyfor
reasons
noun
explanation for an action
account
apologia
apology
argument
case
cover
defense
excuse
exposition
ground
idea
justification
notion
proof
rationale
rationalization
song and dance
sour grapes
the whole idea
vindication
whatfor
wherefore
why
why and wherefore
whyfor
title
noun
possession, laurel
authority
championship
claim
commission
crest
crown
decoration
deed
degree
desert
dibs
due
entitlement
holding
justification
license
medal
merit
ownership
power
prerogative
pretense
pretension
privilege
proof
ribbon
right
titles
noun
possession, laurel
authority
championship
claim
commission
crest
crown
decoration
deed
degree
desert
dibs
due
entitlement
holding
justification
license
medal
merit
ownership
power
prerogative
pretense
pretension
privilege
proof
ribbon
right
vindication
noun
defense
compurgation
exoneration
extenuating circumstances
justification
mitigating circumstances
revenge
substantiation
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