Illegal and Justifiable

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Illegal

Illegal adjective - Contrary to or forbidden by law.
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Justifiable is an antonym for illegal in against the law topic.
Nearby Words: illegality, illegally

Justifiable

Justifiable adjective - Capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack.
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Illegal is an antonym for justifiable in reasonable topic.
Nearby Words: justify, justification, justified, justly, justifiably
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  • Series / Pawn Stars Granted it was actually a lighter, but it was made to look so much like a real gun, his concern is justifiable (they were actually illegal in several states, including the seller's homestate, New York).
    Source: Series / Pawn Stars
  • Any discussion on whether or not an action X is justifiable will eventually see at least one poster whose entire argument boils down to either "X is good because there is no law against it" or "X is bad because it is illegal".
    Source: Just For Fun / The Grand List of Forum and Community Laws
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