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Common collocations with justifiable in British Collocation

justifiable adjective

UK /ˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪəb(ə)l/

in a particular way

commercially
economically
ethically
legally
morally
objectively
rationally

She argues that the war is morally justifiable.

completely

entirely
fully
perfectly
quite
wholly

If it has happened to you, don’t be upset by the strength of your reactions for they are perfectly justifiable.

feeling

anger
pride

All those who took part can feel justifiable pride in what was achieved.

action

act
action
measure

You will admit that the action was morally justifiable, if technically criminal.

reason

argument
case
cause
grounds
reason

They may have valid and justifiable reasons for wanting to remain anonymous.

criticism

complaint
criticism

There is justifiable criticism of the police for their failure to act quickly.

worry or fear

concern
fear

There are, of course, many justifiable concerns about the proposals.

claim

claim

Both could make a justifiable claim to being France’s most picturesque village.

decision

decision

We decided that it was a justifiable decision on the evidence available.

use

use

Ie don’t think it’s a justifiable use of taxpayers’ money.

be
consider something
seem

It some circumstances it was considered justifiable not to pursue the complaints.

For these reasons it seems justifiable to argue that the facility should continue to exist.