Correct and Justified

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Correct adjective - Being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard.

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Justified and correct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Justified" instead an adjective "Correct".

Justified adjective - Being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong.

Usage example: the use of force to capture the armed fugitive was fully justified

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Correct and justified are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Correct" instead an adjective "Justified".

No, you are not supposed to think the things they do in response to said foreign oppressors are in any way correct or justified.

Source: Misaimed Fandom / Video Games
Justified, since they showed Ben diving the correct way, feet first with arms crossed.

Source: Film / National Treasure
Justified in The Untouchables due to this being the 'correct' way of shooting a handgun for the era.

Source: Firing One-Handed

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