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Collocations for justification - noun

ADJECTIVE

considerable, every, some
You have every justification for feeling angry.
compelling
There was no compelling justification for the invasion.
the slightest
She had not given him the slightest justification for thinking she was interested in him.
adequate, ample, sufficient
ethical, ideological, moral
intellectual, philosophical, rational, scientific, theological, theoretical
economic, legal, political

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VERB + justification

give (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with)
She's unable to provide any justification for her actions.
see
find
I could find no real justification for the proposed reorganization.
need, require
Such a step requires substantial justification to be accepted by the public.

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PREPOSITION

in justification
the argument which he put forward in justification
with justification
He felt, with some justification, that he had been unfairly treated.
without justification
She was arrested entirely without justification.
justification for
I can see some justification for her remarks.
justification of
She never presents an ideological justification of her work.

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