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Examples of justifiable in a Sentence
had justifiable reasons for leaving early
Recent Examples of justifiable from the Web
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These inconsistencies are justifiable reasons for his exclusion from the England set-up, according to Ferdinand.
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Only 3 percent of deaths are ruled justifiable when the shooter is black and the victim is white.
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Demonstrators in 2015 seemed to channel justifiable outrage.
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Forcing her to continue an unwanted pregnancy just in the hopes of finding a sponsor that has not been found in the past six weeks sacrifices J.D.’s constitutional liberty, autonomy, and personal dignity for no justifiable governmental reason.
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That might be justifiable if these facilities increased the reliability of the grid.
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As a result, police supervisors encountered difficulties in trying to determine whether an officer's actions were justifiable.
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His family had plenty of pent-up, justifiable anger.
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Of course, if the tariffs achieve some broader aim, higher prices might be a justifiable cost.
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First Known Use of justifiable
1561
justifiable Synonyms
Synonyms
defendable, defensible, maintainable, supportable, sustainable, tenable;
Antonyms
indefensible, insupportable, unjustifiable, unsustainable, untenable;
Near Antonyms
absurd, illogical, irrational, ridiculous, unsound;
extreme, outrageous, unreasonable;
Related Words
rational, reasonable, sensible, well-grounded;
acceptable, admissible, allowable, legitimate, passable, unobjectionable, viable, warrantable;
Law Dictionary
legal Definition of justifiable
: capable of being justified
- justifiable reliance
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