justification[noun]Synonyms:- explanation, defence, excuse, rationalization, vindication
- reason, basis, grounds, warrant
English Thesaurus: reason, explanation, motive, justification, grounds, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
jus‧ti‧fi‧ca‧tion AC /ˌdʒʌstəfəˈkeɪʃ
ən, ˌdʒʌstɪfəˈkeɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable and countable] [
Word Family: adjective:
justifiable ≠
unjustifiable,
justified ≠
unjustified;
verb:
justify;
noun:
justification;
adverb:
justifiably ≠
unjustifiably]
1. a good and acceptable reason for doing something
justification for (doing) something
There is no justification for holding her in jail.
Hoggart felt, with some justification, that his colleagues had let him down.2. in justification (of somebody/something) in order to explain why an idea or action is right:
He made a speech in justification of his actions. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲