Justification and Root

Justification

Justification noun - An explanation that frees one from fault or blame.

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Root and justification are semantically related In some cases you can use "Root" instead a noun "Justification".

Root noun - An immaterial thing upon which something else rests.

Usage example: an implicit trust in the wisdom of the people is the root of democracy

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Justification and root are semantically related in reason topic. Sometimes you can use "Justification" instead a noun "Root".

Nearby Words: rooted, rootless, rooter, rooting, rootlet

full	full justification	full root
common	common justification	common root
certain	certain justification	certain root
solid	solid justification	solid root
Other adjectives: obvious, actual, real, partial, thin.

Dwarves believe (with some justification) that dragons, specifically the Great Dragon Pyrdacor, are the root of all evil in the world.

Source: Tabletop Game / The Dark Eye
In Henry V we are expected to root for the English over the French, despite the fact that the English have a very flimsy justification for going to war and the play admits this.

Source: Moral Event Horizon / Theatre
That's bad enough, but it's also so ubiquitous that board-gamers (with some justification) fear anyone hearing "board game" is likely to first think "Monopoly" and then "I'd rather have root canal without anesthetics."

Source: Periphery Hatedom

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