justification
English Thesaurus
1. the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | exoneration, vindication, |
| definition | : | the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc. (noun.act) |
2. something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | circumstance, condition, consideration, |
| definition | : | information that should be kept in mind when making a decision (noun.cognition) |
3. a statement in explanation of some action or belief (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | account, explanation, |
| definition | : | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | defence, defense, vindication, |
| definition | : | the justification for some act or belief (noun.communication) |
4. the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning (noun.act)
| derivation | : | apologise, apologize, excuse, justify, rationalise, rationalize, |
| definition | : | defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning (verb.communication) |
5. something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | apologise, apologize, excuse, justify, rationalise, rationalize, |
| definition | : | defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning (verb.communication) |
6. a statement in explanation of some action or belief (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | apologise, apologize, excuse, justify, rationalise, rationalize, |
| definition | : | defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning (verb.communication) |
7. the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning (noun.act)
| derivation | : | apologise, apologize, excuse, justify, rationalise, rationalize, |
| definition | : | defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning (verb.communication) |
8. something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | apologise, apologize, excuse, justify, rationalise, rationalize, |
| definition | : | defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning (verb.communication) |
9. a statement in explanation of some action or belief (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | apologise, apologize, excuse, justify, rationalise, rationalize, |
| definition | : | defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning (verb.communication) |
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