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S: (v) justify, vindicate (show to be right by providing justification or proof) "vindicate a claim"

W: (adj) justificative [Related to: justify] (providing justification)
W: (adj) justificative [Related to: justify] (attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing)
W: (adj) justificatory [Related to: justify] (providing justification)
W: (n) justification [Related to: justify] (a statement in explanation of some action or belief)
W: (n) justification [Related to: justify] (something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary) "he considered misrule a justification for revolution"
W: (n) justifier [Related to: justify] (a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution) "an apologist for capital punishment"
W: (adj) justificatory [Related to: justify] (attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing)
W: (adj) justifiable [Related to: justify] (capable of being justified)
W: (adj) vindicatory [Related to: vindicate] (providing justification)
W: (n) vindication [Related to: vindicate] (the justification for some act or belief) "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
W: (n) vindicator [Related to: vindicate] (a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution) "an apologist for capital punishment"

S: (v) justify ((used of God) declare innocent; absolve from the penalty of sin)
S: (v) justify (adjust the spaces between words) "justify the margins"