Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with justification in American Collocation
justification
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
types of justification
The core of Dostoevsky’s novel is Raskolnikov’s attempt to find a moral justification for his crime.
some or enough
They argue that the United States would seem to have ample justification for an attack under international law.
Some people argued, with some justification, that we did not get it right yesterday.
not enough
There seems little justification for such a policy.
only
The only justification for breaching a young person’s confidentiality is if they are at serious risk of immediate harm.
strong
Nowhere does he give a convincing justification for his decision.
reasonable
Many had been arrested and detained without reasonable justification.
not based on personal feelings
That is not an objective justification because it is itself rooted in discrimination.
provide a justification
While various justifications are offered for this, they are all irrelevant.
need a justification
He evidently felt that fighting the evil of Nazism required no justification beyond the fact that it was the right thing to do.
find a justification
It is hard to find a justification for his actions.
understand a justification
I can see no justification for this at all.
have a justification
The practice has no scientific justification.