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justification
'justification' - used as a noun
1. something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary
he considered misrule a justification for revolution
2. a statement in explanation of some action or belief
3. the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning
the justification of barbarous means by holy ends
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The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. - Click here to find out.
Fact of the day
The word "checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah-Mat," which means the king is dead.