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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Some homicides on the list may be judged by authorities as justifiable.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2025
Our involvement in the war was justifiable, and this belongs to our sovereign rights.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
These cultures tend to view divorce as a justifiable and often necessary step toward self-fulfillment.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Justifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/justifiable. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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justifiable
adjective
jus·ti·fi·able
ˌjəs-tə-ˈfī-ə-bəl 
: capable of being justified
justifiable reliance
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