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accountable responsible for providing a credible and respectable explanation or justification, esp. of one's own actions (usu. fol. by "for" or "to"). [1/2 definitions]
apologist a person who argues in defense or justification of a doctrine, belief, action, or the like, usu. in writing or a speech.
challenge a calling into question; demand for justification. [1/7 definitions]
deservedly with justification; rightly.
excuse to serve as partial or complete justification for; extenuate. [1/11 definitions]
explanation a clarification or justification, often of behavior, that is aimed at bringing two persons or sides together. [1/3 definitions]
gratuitous given or done without sufficient reason or justification; unwarranted. [1/2 definitions]
invoke to appeal or refer to as an authority, for support or justification. [1/4 definitions]
Lutheran a follower of Martin Luther or his religious teachings, esp. the doctrine of justification by faith. [1/3 definitions]
plead to present as defense, excuse, or justification. [1/5 definitions]
post hoc relating to or consisting of an argument or claim that one event in time is the cause of the event that directly follows it, made without any other justification than that the one occurred just before the other. [1/2 definitions]
predicate to use as a foundation or justification for a statement, belief, or course of action (usu. fol. by "on"). [1/7 definitions]
raison d'état reason of state (French); a political or diplomatic justification or reason.
raison d'être (French) reason or justification for existence.
rationale an argument, statement, or sequence of logical steps amounting to an explanation or justification. [1/2 definitions]
self-styled so specified, named, or characterized by oneself, esp. without right or justification.
unwarranted without justification; undeserved.
vindication that which vindicates, as proof or justification. [1/2 definitions]
warrant justification on reasonable grounds. [2/9 definitions]