defensible
adjective
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plausible, logical, valid, permissible, tenable, excusable, fit, pardonable, proper, condonable, vindicable, warrantableExamples from the Web for defensible
Contemporary Examples of defensible
He also believed, as a matter of political prudence, that the commercials had to be defensible on matters of fact.
The change could be defensible, but Justice Stevens does not offer any detailed defense of this change.
Change the Constitution in Six Easy Steps? It Won’t Be That Simple, Justice StevensRichard L. Hasen
April 20, 2014
This decision was, in many ways, brave (not just in the Sir Humphrey sense) and defensible, but it came at a price.
You may quibble with any of these choices, but as tax subsidies go, they are the most defensible.
The reason I carry around the (defensible, I tell myself) spare tire that I do is cheese.
The Freedom to Be Fat? The Politics of Movie Popcorn, Obama, and the FDAMichael Tomasky
April 8, 2012
Historical Examples of defensible
Knoxville at this time was by no means in a defensible condition.
The pasturing of orchards is often defensible and sometimes even desirable.
The Apple-TreeL. H. Bailey
I have done many things in my political career that are not defensible.
Democracy An American NovelHenry Adams
This attitude toward life is defensible on the highest grounds.
Washington IrvingCharles Dudley Warner
Of course, this rock of Orvieto is the most defensible position in Italy.
The Saracen: The Holy WarRobert Shea