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1. Something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary
   "he considered misrule a justification for revolution"
    
2. A statement in explanation of some action or belief
    
3. The act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning
   "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"

Derived forms: justifications

See also: justify

Type of: account, circumstance, condition, consideration, exoneration, explanation, vindication

Encyclopedia: Justification