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justification

/juhs-tuh-fi-key-shuhn/US // ˌdʒʌs tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən //UK // (ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) //

理由,理由是,辩解,解释

Related Words

confirmation确认,证实,确认书,认可apology道歉,歉意,致歉,道歉信basis基础,基础知识,基础的,基础上explanation解释,说明,解说,解读vindication平反,平反昭雪,平反昭彰,平反昭示argument争论,争吵,争执,论点rationale理论依据,理性,理由,理论rationalization合理化,合理化建议,理化,理性化pretext幌子,托词,借口,托辞approval批准,审批,认可,批准书idea理念wherefore因此,缘何,所以,于是defense辩护,防卫,防守,防御absolution赦免权,赦免,赦免令,赦免书palliation缓和,姑息,缓解,缓刑story故事,报道,新闻报道,新闻support支持,支助,支撑,支持率mitigation缓解,减轻,减缓,减轻影响answer答案,答案是,答案是什么reply回复,回答,答复,答问

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party.
    • : an act of justifying: The painter's justification of his failure to finish on time didn't impress me.
    • : the state of being justified.
    • : Also called justification by faith .Theology. the act of God whereby humankind is made or accounted just, or free from guilt or penalty of sin.
    • : Printing. the spacing of words and letters within a line of type so that all full lines in a column have even margins both on the left and on the right.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounreason, excuse
Synonyms
apology道歉,歉意,致歉,道歉信approval批准,审批,认可,批准书argument争论,争吵,争执,论点basis基础,基础知识,基础的,基础上confirmation确认,证实,确认书,认可explanation解释,说明,解说,解读pretext幌子,托词,借口,托辞rationale理论依据,理性,理由,理论rationalization合理化,合理化建议,理化,理性化vindication平反,平反昭雪,平反昭彰,平反昭示absolution赦免权,赦免,赦免令,赦免书account帐户,账户,账目,帐号acquittal无罪释放,无罪开释,宣判无罪,无罪判决advocacy宣传,倡导,主张,提倡answer答案,答案是,答案是什么apologia歉意,道歉,致歉,歉疚defense辩护,防卫,防守,防御exculpation开脱罪责,开脱,脱罪,开脱罪名exoneration开脱罪责,赦免,赦免权,开释extenuation延伸,延伸性,扩音,延长grounds理由,理由是,理由是什么idea理念mitigation缓解,减轻,减缓,减轻影响palliation缓和,姑息,缓解,缓刑palliative姑息性的,姑息性,缓和的,缓和plea抗辩,恳求,诉状,恳请rebuttal反驳,反驳的话,反驳意见,反证redemption赎回,兑换,赎罪,救赎reply回复,回答,答复,答问response回应,回覆,回响,回音salvation救赎,救恩,救援,救世sanctification圣化,圣洁性,圣洁,成圣story故事,报道,新闻报道,新闻support支持,支助,支撑,支持率validation验证,验证性,验证性的warrant权证,手令,担保书,授权书wherefore因此,缘何,所以,于是raison d'êtresong and dance歌舞,歌舞表演,歌舞升平,歌舞团whatfor什么,什么原因,什么是,什么东西whitewashing洗白,粉饰,洗刷,刷新whole idea整体思路,全意,整套思路,整套理念why and wherefore何来何去,何以见得,何故,何来何往

Examples

  • Politicians are good at finding justifications for doing things they said they wouldn’t.

  • A traffic violation was the overwhelming justification for a stop, followed by an officer’s reasonable suspicion that someone was engaged in criminal activity.

  • As the Tampa Bay Times reports, this approach can provide algorithmic justification for further police harassment of minority and low-income communities.

  • They called on the state’s attorney and chief of police to sign off on any no-knock warrant, and for the department to require additional justification for serving a warrant at night.

  • They may contact observers to request specific details about unusual sightings, point out misidentifications, or ask for justification about higher-than-expected numbers reported for a particular species.

  • Obama has latched on to the failure of the embargo to topple the Castros as justification to shuffle the deck.

  • Ironically, the same psychological crutch of self-justification can then help in these situations.

  • How much of a “pass” do I get, if I claim a religious justification?

  • I think maybe it was the justification he used for that and how he treated my mum for having what he thought was an affair.

  • But at the same time they were not without cause of justification.

  • Even if this colour scheme will not work, there is still a justification for the Asquithian phrase.

  • I think that the mere fact that my hair annoys Mr. Baxter is sufficient justification for its length.

  • The evidence at our disposal, however, gives little justification for such a view.

  • The peculiar history of the play is my only justification for giving you all these details of its otherwise unimportant career.

  • But if there is no justification there is at least a very effective excuse in the mental confusedness of our time.

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