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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] |
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