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   justifiable

   /ˈdʒʌstɪfʌɪəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. able to be shown to be right or reasonable; defensible: "it is not financially justifiable"

   Word Origin early 16th century (in the sense ‘justiciable’): from French, from justifier ‘to justify’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. justifiability noun
   • 2. justifiableness noun

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   The meaning of JUSTIFIABLE is capable of being justified : excusable. How to use justifiable in a sentence.

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   Justifiable definition: capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible. See examples of JUSTIFIABLE used in a sentence.

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   An action, situation, emotion, or idea that is justifiable is acceptable or correct because there is a good reason for it. They believe the violence of the revolutionary years was justifiable on the grounds of political necessity.

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   If something is justifiable, it was done for a good reason and is easily explained or defended. Your fear of gerbils is justifiable, given your experience with the mutant gerbil that ate your neighbor's dog.

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   Definition of justifiable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.