Justification
Justification noun - An explanation that frees one from fault or blame.
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Synonyms for Justification
Pleading and justification are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pleading" instead a noun "Justification".
Pleading
Pleading noun - An earnest request.
Justification and pleading are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Justification" instead a noun "Pleading".
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Related pairs
- claim and justification
- claim and pleading
- argument and justification
- argument and pleading
- reason and justification
- reason and pleading
- case and justification
- case and pleading
- rationalization and justification
- rationalization and pleading
- explanation and justification
- explanation and pleading
- plea and justification
- plea and pleading
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- The philosophy of Søren Kierkegaard strikes some—especially atheists—as a kind of special pleading, since it is based on the idea of the "leap of faith", used as a justification for believing in things like miracles (which are special pleadings to the laws of nature).
Source: Special Pleading
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