Deed
Deed noun - An act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness.
Justification and deed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Justification" instead a noun "Deed".
Nearby Words: deeded, deeding
Justification
Justification noun - An explanation that frees one from fault or blame.
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Synonyms for Justification
Deed and justification are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deed" instead a noun "Justification".
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- Laharl's justification is not that she preformed a heroic deed, but rather for pulling it all off with style.
Source: Arson, Murder, and Lifesaving -
Although given that Irvine knows that the Sorceress is matron Edea Kramer, his de facto mother-surrogate, whom everyone else seems to have forgotten, he might just be trying to build up some self-justification to psyche himself for the deed.
Source: What Is Evil? -
It is truly chilling that the No Good Deed Goes Unpunished lesson he learned from the incident seems to be part of his justification for abusing his girlfriend.
Source: Wife-Basher Basher
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