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Common collocations with justification in American Collocation

justification noun

US /ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

types of justification

economic
ethical
ideological
intellectual
legal
moral
philosophical
rational
scientific
theological
theoretical

The core of Dostoevsky’s novel is Raskolnikov’s attempt to find a moral justification for his crime.

some or enough

adequate
ample
proper
sufficient

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

insufficient
little

There seems little justification for such a policy.

only

only
sole

The only justification for breaching a young person’s confidentiality is if they are at serious risk of immediate harm.

strong

clear
compelling
convincing
strong

Nowhere does he give a convincing justification for his decision.

reasonable

reasonable
valid

Many had been arrested and detained without reasonable justification.

not based on personal feelings

objective

That is not an objective justification because it is itself rooted in discrimination.

provide a justification

give (someone)
offer (someone)
provide (someone with)

While various justifications are offered for this, they are all irrelevant.

need a justification

need
require

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

find

It is hard to find a justification for his actions.

understand a justification

see

I can see no justification for this at all.

have a justification

have

The practice has no scientific justification.