word
Justification
Juh-stuh-fuh-KAY-shuhn
/ˌdʒʌstʌfʌˈkeɪʃʌn/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
justification
Dictionary meaning
The act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning.
Examples
- The justification of barbarous means by holy ends is unacceptable to this administration.
- They considered misrule a justification for revolution.
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