justification
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
justification/ʤʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
▶noun
- 1 the action of justifying something.
- 2 good reason for something that exists or has been done: there's no justification for the job losses.
'justification' also found in these Oxford entries:
apologetic
- apologetics
- apology
- arrogate
- defence
- excuse
- explain
- explanation
- foundation
- ground
- leg
- legitimate
- Lutheran Church
- medicalize
- mindless
- none
- reason
- strength
- warrant
