- justification
- n1. reason, basis, grounds, just cause, authorization, sanction; plea, explanation, defense, substantiation, support; argument, assertion, allegation, Law. deraignment; story, rationalization, apology, apologia, excuse, extenuation, palliation, Law. demurrer, Law. rebutter, Law. essoin, U.S. Inf. alibi, Inf. song and dance.2. warranting, authorizing, legitimation, legitimating, legitimatization, legitimatizing, legalization, legalizing; substantiating, defending, supporting, sustaining, bolstering, backing; maintaining, r.sserting, advocacy, advocating, Obs. advocation, Obs. vouch; explaining, extenuating, palliating.3. exculpation, exculpating, proof or declaration of innocence, removal of guilt, freedom from blame; acquittal, acquittance, acquitting, compurgation, clearance, clearing one's name; release, dismissal, discharge, freedom, liberty, liberation, emancipation, deliverance, delivery, redemption; vindication, vindicating, exoneration, exonerating, redress, redressing, righting, setting or putting right; absolution, absolving, forgiveness, forgiving, excusing, pardon, pardoning, amnesty.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.