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self-jus·ti·fy·ing (s

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ng)

adj.

1. Making excuses for oneself or one's behavior.

2. Justifying text margins automatically: a self-justifying printer.

self-justi·fi·cation (-j

-f

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n) n.

self-justification

the act or an instance of justifying or providing excuses for one's own behaviour, etc.

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Noun

self-justification - a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"

exculpation, excuse, alibi

vindication, defense, defence - the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"

extenuation, mitigation - a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances

Translations

self-justification [ˌselfˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N → autojustificación f

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