justified
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A second principle that limits when deadly force can legally be used is proportionality: Shooting someone is only justified when it is a proportional response to the perceived threat.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026
It is never justified, in our view, to attack civilians in retaliation for state-sponsored action that leads to the loss of civilian life.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
But the rest of us try-hards know that whether it is justified or not, many readers will judge writers’ intelligence and authoritativeness by their grammar and composition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
He justified this view by citing a dysfunctional banking system, a highly unstable currency, the absence of the rule of law guaranteeing private property, the failure of the centrally planned economy, and "completely dilapidated" infrastructure.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
She felt completely justified in deceiving her aunt and uncle; they were narrow-minded and mistaken.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
