justificationnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌdʒʌs.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌdʒʌs.tə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/C2 a good reason or explanation for something:
There is no justification for treating people so badly.
It can be said, with some justification, that she is one of the greatest actresses on the English stage today.
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Motives and reasons
- cause 1
- drive
- first principles
- ground
- hidden agenda
- impulse
- in the name of sth idiom
- inclination
- mainspring
- motivation
- motive
- name
- object
- peg
- rationale
- reason
- should
- wherefores
- why