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

It lowers its target price by 6.0% to A$78.75, while still justifying an unchanged buy rating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

I listen to myself ramble on and on, explaining why she and Nate are wrong, justifying things the way Dad trained me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam