justification
Example Sentences
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He convinces himself without any justification that Phineas is his enemy and “had deliberately set out to wreck” his studies by distracting him from schoolwork.
Some security experts described the justification as spurious and nonsensical and said offshore wind is key to ensuring grid reliability and meeting broader U.S. energy goals.
From Los Angeles Times
The occasional opportunity here for comparison between painting and drawing is welcome, but the works on paper need no justification.
TOKYO—Japan’s consumer inflation remained well above the central bank’s 2% target in November, providing further justification for a widely anticipated interest-rate hike later on Friday.
Japan’s consumer inflation remained well above the central bank’s 2% target in November, providing further justification for a widely anticipated interest-rate hike later on Friday.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.