warrantablenessn.
/ˈwɒrəntəblnəs/, /ˈwɒrn̩təblnəs/, U.S. /ˈwɔrən(t)əbəlnəs/ The quality of being warrantable.
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society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > [noun] > quality of being justifiable
warrantablenessa1586
justifiablenessc1612
justifiability1795
a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xx. sig. Bb8v That..you may see the noblenes of my desire to you, & the warrantablenes of your fauour to me.
1663 R. Boyle Some Considerations Usefulnesse Exper. Nat. Philos. ii. v. xix. 290 The warrantableness of which caution..was confirm'd to me not long since by a skilful Physitian.
1732 E. Erskine Serm. in Wks. (1871) I. 33 We see here the warrantableness of believing in Christ.
1898 T. Adamson Stud. Mind in Christ viii. 195 The warrantableness of this interpretation is fully borne out.
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