Justifiable
['dʒʌstɪ,faɪəb(ə)l] or ['dʒʌstɪfaɪəbl]
Definition
(a.) Capable of being justified, or shown to be just.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Defensible, warrantable, vindicable, right, fit, proper.
Typed by Juan
Examples
- I suppose that you will admit that the action is morally justifiable, though technically criminal. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The fact was, Madame was only acting according to her quite justifiable wont. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Before resorting to torture, the teaching seems to be, see that you pump up a little justifiable moral indignation, and all will be well. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Since it is morally justifiable, I have only to consider the question of personal risk. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- This was an altogether justifiable proceeding. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Yes, I said, it is morally justifiable so long as our object is to take no articles save those which are used for an illegal purpose. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It might come to be justifiable and unavoidable at last,' the Secretary gently hinted, with a slight stress on the word. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The end was not bad, but the means were hardly fair or justifiable. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Many things would be easier to Lydgate if it should turn out that Mr. Bulstrode was generally justifiable. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
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