justificación

Definitions of justificación
  1. noun
    the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning
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    type of:
    exculpación, exoneración
    the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.
  2. noun
    a statement in explanation of some action or belief
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    causa, motivo, razón, terrenos
    a justification for something existing or happening
    defensa, vindicación
    the justification for some act or belief
    apología
    a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly
    coartada
    (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
    autojustificación, coartada, excusa
    a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
    type of:
    explicación
    a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
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