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justificatory

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jus·ti·fi·ca·tive  (jst-f-ktv) also jus·tif·i·ca·to·ry (j-stf-k-tôr, -tr)
adj.
Serving as justification.
justificatory [ˈdʒʌstɪfɪˌkeɪtərɪ -trɪ], justificative [ˈdʒʌstɪfɪˌkeɪtɪv]
adj
serving as justification or capable of justifying; vindicatory
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.justificatory - attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
justificative, defensive
apologetic, excusatory - offering or expressing apology; "an apologetic note"; "an apologetic manner"
2.justificatory - providing justification
justificative, vindicatory
exculpatory - clearing of guilt or blame


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If p is a claim that can be justified only by an appeal to some religious authority or tradition, which does not play the same justificatory role for others, then according to the Principle of Political Legitimacy the religious person has no right to expect the adoption of p on the constitutional level.
Religion and liberal democracy by Harris, James F. / The Humanist
That is not to say that those individuals who carried out the acts escaped with consciences untouched, but the philosophical assumptions which served as justificatory premises for those acts were not compromised in the process.
The false dilemma of modernity by Michell, Mark T. / Modern Age
To argue that the justificatory practices of a community are inadequate is simply to admit that there is always the possibility of "getting beyond our present practices in the direction of future practices" (61) or that "some day we may have ways of talking about X that we cannot now imagine" (108).
Truth and Progress, Philosophical Papers, vol. 3 by Donovan, Rikard / Cross Currents
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