Justification means: A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occu... Related words include circumstance or condition. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Justification in practice.

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Justification in a sentence

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Justification meaning

  1. A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
  2. The forgiveness of sin.
  3. The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).

Synonyms of Justification

Example sentences (20)

They used the weak economy as a justification to let people go, but then immediately replaced them with new people.

However, the Chairman has insisted that there is no justification for the nominee to be recalled and vetted again.

They present the justification to an acquisition committee of Block staff members, which then must approve the work.

Sutcliffe would later tell police: 'At that time I had a feeling of satisfaction and justification for what I'd done.

Based on the latest results, we do not see any justification to update our previously established "sell" rating.

Restrict AI applications used within your organization by providing access only to users with a business justification.

However, individuals in their 40s or 50s must provide a valid justification for the significant gap in their education.

San Francisco supervisor Shamann Walton said in a statement that the video does not show justification for the shooting.

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But if it’s not all-the-way there yet, what you see is this: the government has to come up with a justification to use force.

But he asked for 366 days executed with no justification, which is illegal for him to do,” Glenn added.

But the FDA is maintaining other restrictions on this essential medicine without medical justification.

And since the authority has accepted the demands of the students, there is no justification to continue the movement any longer.

And more pertinently, (b), whatever was the justification for giving him a near 10 per cent pay rise?

Mundubile questioned the justification behind the treatment and accused the government of infringing on Lungu’s rights as a citizen.

The dual goal of animal welfare and conservation provides a strong ethical justification for zoos.

Finance Minister at the time, Ken Ofori-Atta cited congestion and traffic jams at the toll booths as justification for the decision.

He added that the made up amounts are being "plucked out of the air" with no clear justification.

A person should be able to order an alcohol-free drink without shame, justification or "getting any grief from anybody," Scouten said.

Stronger school rankings, in turn, are often offered as justification for higher property taxes.

But the highway’s divisive history was cited by TxDOT as a justification for the I-35 expansion.

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Common combinations with justification

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • justification for 93×
  • the justification 25×
  • as justification 22×
  • no justification 22×
  • justification to 21×
  • justification is 12×
  • of justification 12×
  • justification of 12×
  • any justification
  • legal justification

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "justification" in a sentence?
An example: "They used the weak economy as a justification to let people go, but then immediately replaced them with new people." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "justification" from real English texts.
What does "justification" mean?
Justification means: A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
What are synonyms of "justification"?
Common synonyms of "justification" include: circumstance, condition, consideration, explanation, account, vindication, exoneration.
How many example sentences with "justification" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "justification", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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