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- in a well-justified ruling the court voted unanimously to overturn the law
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- the use of force to capture the armed fugitive was fully justified
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of justified (Entry 2 of 2)
- you seem to think that losing a basketball game justifies a temper tantrum
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- failed to justify the need for a war at this time
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“Justified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/justified. Accessed 23 May. 2022.
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The first known use of justified was circa 1586
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