justifiable
justifiable
Definition
jus·ti·fi·able (jus′tə fī′ə bəl, jus′tə fī′ə bəl)
jus′·ti·fi′·abil′·ity noun
jus′·ti·fi′·ably adverb
justifiable
Synonyms
justifiable
Usage Examples
Preposition: on
- ground: Any loan by the charity to the company would have to be clearly justifiable on investment grounds.
Modifies a noun
- homicide: Why did the jury return a verdict of " justifiable homicide " at the inquest into the death of PC Robert Culley?
- pride: Many of those who took part can feel justifiable pride in what was achieved.
- reason: I've just about thought of a vaguely justifiable reason for spending public money on most things, even the arts.
- anger: Neil and Ann - Yes I agree there is totally justifiable anger within us as individuals and our community.
- criticism: This is, in part, a justifiable criticism.
- complaint: When a hedge grows over 2 meters the local authority does not automatically take action unless a justifiable complaint is made.
Modifying Another Word
- objectively: If the employer refuses they must explain why in writing and give objectively justifiable reasons.
- ethically: None the less, it is arguable that an opt-out system is ethically justifiable in certain circumstances.
- morally: Not only this - is it morally justifiable for people to be punished differently for the same thing?
- economically: Withholding drugs on the economically justifiable grounds of protection of property rights, is an obvious disgrace in humanistic terms.
- commercially: How can an energy efficient tenanted building be achieved and still return commercially justifiable rental charges?
- perfectly: That, of course, is a perfectly justifiable approach to music in the 19th century.
Infinitive complement
- do: Gifts, including samples, should always be returned unless it is not justifiable to do so on the grounds of cost.
- say: Given this metamorphosed imperialism, is it justifiable to say that we live in a postcolonial age?
Used with adjective complement
- seem: The example of its use in the van seems justifiable, its use in planes is logical.
- consider: There are no grounds on which this could be considered justifiable.
Preposition: in
- circumstance: None the less, it is arguable that an opt-out system is ethically justifiable in certain circumstances.
- term: For me they are entirely justifiable in terms of left principle.
- case: Whether impressing of Sailors is justifiable in any case whatsoever?
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