Justified and Valid

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Justified adjective - Based on sound reasoning or information.

Usage example: in a well-justified ruling the court voted unanimously to overturn the law

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Valid is a synonym for justified. In some cases you can use "Valid" instead an adjective "Justified".

Valid adjective - Based on sound reasoning or information.

Usage example: only further investigation will show whether your theory is valid

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Justified is a synonym for valid. You can use "Justified" instead an adjective "Valid".

Nearby Words: validity, validation

Each of them has a justified and valid reason to cry.

Source: Fan Fic / Ace Combat: Equestria Chronicles aka: Ace Combat The Equestrian War
While Zim would normally be somewhat justified in ignoring GIR, in "Walk for Your Lives" the robot makes a valid point that returning a city-wide explosion to the normal flow of time isn't a good idea.

Source: Cassandra Truth / Western Animation
Neil Gaiman himself has said that there's a perfectly valid story to be told about how Dream was an insufferable jerk and Desire's actions were entirely justified.

Source: Alternative Character Interpretation / Comic Books

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