justified

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The BMA say its justified because that is what the government uses to add interest to student loans.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

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

The details differ, but the impulse is the same: a search for villains who make anger feel justified.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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

I wondered — not for the first time — whether one was ever justified in neglecting the welfare of one’s own family in order to fight for the welfare of others.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela