justifying

Example Sentences

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The backpack he was carrying was searched without a warrant, justifying the exclusion of the evidence first recovered from it, Carro found.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

"There was simply no evidence capable of justifying this prosecution," the solicitor said.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The decisions reached in arbitration are often secret, and arbitrators are not usually required to write the sorts of publicly available opinions justifying the reasons for their decisions in the way that courts must.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

In justifying the bilateral talks, the Cuban president cited the country’s energy collapse, noting that some areas have gone more than 30 hours without power.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

While his first instinct was to blame Hamilton for the whole sorry mess, Washington’s speech justifying the action could not be so easily dismissed.

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