Noun Definition

justification

1.Definition: a statement in explanation of some action or belief

Category: General

2.Definition: something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary

"He considered misrule a justification for revolution"

Category: General

3.Definition: the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning

"The justification of barbarous means by holy ends"

Category: General