Grounds and Necessity

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Grounds noun - Your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief.

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Necessity and grounds are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Necessity" instead a noun "Grounds".

Necessity noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.

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Grounds and necessity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grounds" instead a noun "Necessity".

Of course, it could also be that the portrayal of Zeus himself draws from this very human necessity of having their God look old and wise... except Zeus is more like the angry grandfather who always grounds you for not very clear reasons and sleeps with everyone except your grandma.

Source: Grandpa God
It's often taught in law-related classes, both because it established the important historical precedent that necessity is not grounds for justifiable homicide and because the teachers probably figure that at least it's one case the students are sure to remember.

Source: No Party Like a Donner Party

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