Dictionary Check: justification
"justification" is a valid word!
Scrabble
25
points
Words with Friends
30
points
Definition
noun
something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary
Example:
"he considered misrule a justification for revolution"
noun
a statement in explanation of some action or belief
noun
the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning
Example:
"the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"
Advertisement