Justification
noun
A good reason for doing something.
He tried to present a justification for his behavior.
Often appears as...
- provide a justification
- seek justification
noun
Something that confirms or supports a statement or action.
She used her good grades as justification for her extracurricular activities.
Often appears as...
- need justification
- valid justification
noun
The action of proving something to be correct or justified.
The justification of a legal case depends on strong evidence.
Often appears as...
- justification of a claim
- legal justification
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Formal
Academic
noun
The action of adjusting the spaces between words or letters in a piece of text to be aligned on both the left and the right.
The document looks cleaner with justification tailored to the margins.
Often appears as...
- text justification
- justification settings
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Technical
noun
A good reason for doing something.
He tried to present a justification for his behavior.
Often appears as...
- provide a justification
- seek justification
noun
Something that confirms or supports a statement or action.
She used her good grades as justification for her extracurricular activities.
Often appears as...
- need justification
- valid justification
noun
The action of proving something to be correct or justified.
The justification of a legal case depends on strong evidence.
Often appears as...
- justification of a claim
- legal justification
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
The action of adjusting the spaces between words or letters in a piece of text to be aligned on both the left and the right.
The document looks cleaner with justification tailored to the margins.
Often appears as...
- text justification
- justification settings
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Motive explanation
Used to explain why a decision or action is reasonable or necessary, often after being questioned.
My justification for arriving late was the massive traffic jam.
Pro Tip 2/3Persuasion tool
To convince others, 'justification' can persuade that an action is sensible against doubts or criticism.
She offered a compelling justification to fund the project.
Pro Tip 3/3Self-defense
Used when defending personal behavior or choices, not necessarily in a formal context.
He provided a justification for his absence, citing personal health issues.
Pro Tip 1/3Motive explanation
Used to explain why a decision or action is reasonable or necessary, often after being questioned.
My justification for arriving late was the massive traffic jam.
Pro Tip 2/3Persuasion tool
To convince others, 'justification' can persuade that an action is sensible against doubts or criticism.
She offered a compelling justification to fund the project.
Pro Tip 3/3Self-defense
Used when defending personal behavior or choices, not necessarily in a formal context.
He provided a justification for his absence, citing personal health issues.
Pro Tip 1/3Motive explanation
Used to explain why a decision or action is reasonable or necessary, often after being questioned.
My justification for arriving late was the massive traffic jam.
Pro Tip 2/3Persuasion tool
To convince others, 'justification' can persuade that an action is sensible against doubts or criticism.
She offered a compelling justification to fund the project.
Pro Tip 3/3Self-defense
Used when defending personal behavior or choices, not necessarily in a formal context.
He provided a justification for his absence, citing personal health issues.
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Rory Sutherland:...
I think uses an analogy which is probably the best justification and explanation for the value of marketing, the value of perceived value and the fact that we should treat it as being absolutely equivalent to any other kind of value. We tend to, all of us, even those of us who work in marketing, think of value in two
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How we can protect truth...
And when videographers and stuntmen and women were interviewed about this type of technique, they said, "Yes, we use this in the movies all the time to make our punches and kicks look more choppy and more aggressive." They then put out this video and partly used it as justification
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Treasure Wars: Overview...
the fact that dealers care around the world dealers collectors museum directors and governments clash over the fate of their treasures the museums have the view that they've been losing the debate they fear and I think probably with real justifications that there's a
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Karima Bennoune: The...
and support their grassroots opponents. Now let me be clear that I support an effective struggle against fundamentalism, but also a struggle that must itself respect international law, so nothing I am saying should be taken as a justification for refusals
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Art + activism =...
different places and with so many different justifications that I make me remember my father I finally made sense of the expression on his face when I was interrogated by the State Police on our last conversation he said I'm proud of
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The Atlantic slave...
needed justification for a practice so obviously at odds with their ideals of equality. So they claimed that Africans were biologically inferior and destined to be slaves, making great efforts to justify this theory.
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Let's put birth control...
Empowering parents -- it doesn't need justification. But here's the thing -- our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world. It's what propels societies forward.
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Let's put birth control...
justification but here's the thing our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world it's what propels society's forward in that same slum in Nairobi I
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How I fell in love with...
if we're feeding more people more cheaply how terrible could that be that's been the motivation it's been the justification it's been the business plan of American agriculture we should
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Go Inside an Antarctic...
what happens when environmental conditions are right and you protect a place and if this isn't justification for looking after wild places then I do not know what is
Video examples
Rory Sutherland:...
I think uses an analogy which is probably the best justification and explanation for the value of marketing, the value of perceived value and the fact that we should treat it as being absolutely equivalent to any other kind of value. We tend to, all of us, even those of us who work in marketing, think of value in two
Video examples
How we can protect truth...
And when videographers and stuntmen and women were interviewed about this type of technique, they said, "Yes, we use this in the movies all the time to make our punches and kicks look more choppy and more aggressive." They then put out this video and partly used it as justification
Video examples
Treasure Wars: Overview...
the fact that dealers care around the world dealers collectors museum directors and governments clash over the fate of their treasures the museums have the view that they've been losing the debate they fear and I think probably with real justifications that there's a
Video examples
Karima Bennoune: The...
and support their grassroots opponents. Now let me be clear that I support an effective struggle against fundamentalism, but also a struggle that must itself respect international law, so nothing I am saying should be taken as a justification for refusals
Video examples
Art + activism =...
different places and with so many different justifications that I make me remember my father I finally made sense of the expression on his face when I was interrogated by the State Police on our last conversation he said I'm proud of
Video examples
The Atlantic slave...
needed justification for a practice so obviously at odds with their ideals of equality. So they claimed that Africans were biologically inferior and destined to be slaves, making great efforts to justify this theory.
Video examples
Let's put birth control...
Empowering parents -- it doesn't need justification. But here's the thing -- our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world. It's what propels societies forward.
Video examples
Let's put birth control...
justification but here's the thing our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world it's what propels society's forward in that same slum in Nairobi I
Video examples
How I fell in love with...
if we're feeding more people more cheaply how terrible could that be that's been the motivation it's been the justification it's been the business plan of American agriculture we should
Video examples
Go Inside an Antarctic...
what happens when environmental conditions are right and you protect a place and if this isn't justification for looking after wild places then I do not know what is
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Quote examples
James Newton Howard
American Composer
I know that the classical world has resisted film composers throwing their hat into the classical concert music ring. And you know I don't think that's totally without justification. I think sometimes it seems to me there is a built in automatic prejudice against the whole idea of it. And it's very difficult to overcome that stigma.
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John Ralston Saul
Canadian Author
There's nothing wrong with paying taxes; they should be paid in proportion to how rich you are. This idea that you're going to get better growth by cutting taxes at the top has no historical justification. And it's certainly not an argument in favor of capitalism.
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Heather Cox Richardson
American Historian
Republicans turned against organized workers and abandoned the idea of promoting equality at the bottom of the economic scale. They turned their idea of economic harmony into a justification for supporting industrialists, who were the nation's job creators.
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Thomas Perry
German Musician
But at the same time, the commonplace statement about them is true: every character is the hero of his own story. Each has a justification for his actions that is convincing to him. It's fun to give these people voices.
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Gustav Krupp
German Businessman
No: war material is life-saving for one's own people and whoever works and performs in these spheres can be proud of it; here enterprise as a whole finds its highest justification of existence.
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Irena Sendler
Polish Activist
Every child saved with my help and the help of all the wonderful secret messengers, who today are no longer living, is the justification of my existence on this earth, and not a title to glory.
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Kip Thorne
American Physicist
Sending people into space is very important culturally. That's really the justification. You cannot rationally justify it on the basis of the science and technology we get out of it.
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Lennie James
English Actor
If you look in real life, it is very hard to describe people as good people, bad people, heroes or villains. People aren't bad people. They all have their justifications.
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Mildred Dresselhaus
American Scientist
Institutions are increasingly persuaded that political maneuvering is more important than scientific justification in securing federal funds.
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Alan Rickman
British Actor
Any actor who judges his character is a fool - for every role you play you've got to absorb that character's motives and justifications.
Quote examples
James Newton Howard
American Composer
I know that the classical world has resisted film composers throwing their hat into the classical concert music ring. And you know I don't think that's totally without justification. I think sometimes it seems to me there is a built in automatic prejudice against the whole idea of it. And it's very difficult to overcome that stigma.
Quote examples
John Ralston Saul
Canadian Author
There's nothing wrong with paying taxes; they should be paid in proportion to how rich you are. This idea that you're going to get better growth by cutting taxes at the top has no historical justification. And it's certainly not an argument in favor of capitalism.
Quote examples
Heather Cox Richardson
American Historian
Republicans turned against organized workers and abandoned the idea of promoting equality at the bottom of the economic scale. They turned their idea of economic harmony into a justification for supporting industrialists, who were the nation's job creators.
Quote examples
Thomas Perry
German Musician
But at the same time, the commonplace statement about them is true: every character is the hero of his own story. Each has a justification for his actions that is convincing to him. It's fun to give these people voices.
Quote examples
Gustav Krupp
German Businessman
No: war material is life-saving for one's own people and whoever works and performs in these spheres can be proud of it; here enterprise as a whole finds its highest justification of existence.
Quote examples
Irena Sendler
Polish Activist
Every child saved with my help and the help of all the wonderful secret messengers, who today are no longer living, is the justification of my existence on this earth, and not a title to glory.
Quote examples
Kip Thorne
American Physicist
Sending people into space is very important culturally. That's really the justification. You cannot rationally justify it on the basis of the science and technology we get out of it.
Quote examples
Lennie James
English Actor
If you look in real life, it is very hard to describe people as good people, bad people, heroes or villains. People aren't bad people. They all have their justifications.
Quote examples
Mildred Dresselhaus
American Scientist
Institutions are increasingly persuaded that political maneuvering is more important than scientific justification in securing federal funds.
Quote examples
Alan Rickman
British Actor
Any actor who judges his character is a fool - for every role you play you've got to absorb that character's motives and justifications.
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