justification
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary
he considered misrule a justification for revolution
Types & categories
- consideration hypernym
Related & opposite
- rationalize derivation
- vindicate derivation
- warrant derivation
Sense 2 noun
a statement in explanation of some action or belief
Types & categories
- explanation hypernym
- cause hyponym
- vindication hyponym
Related & opposite
- rationalize derivation
- vindicate derivation
- warrant derivation
- absolve derivation
Sense 3 noun
the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning
the justification of barbarous means by holy ends
Types & categories
- vindication hypernym
Related & opposite
- rationalize derivation
- warrant derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rationalize |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | vindicate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | warrant |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | consideration |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rationalize |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | vindicate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | warrant |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | absolve |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | explanation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cause |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | vindication |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rationalize |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | warrant |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | vindication |