justificatory
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of justificatory
Example Sentences
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Clinging onto the property/person distinction or hiding behind the justificatory force of welfare laws, and doing nothing more than re-asserting speciesism and human exceptionalism, are just not very convincing in this day and age.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2022
They must thus cover them with dollops of justificatory pride, to lever some notional dollop of happiness.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 24, 2012
The book is at once the plea justificatory of progress, conceived as fatal and irresistible, and an enthusiastic hymn to the triumph of humanity.
From Amiel's Journal by Mrs. Humphry Ward
He himself published in London in 1803 five octavo volumes of Memoirs, justificatory of his proceedings in that contest.
From Toronto of Old by Henry Scadding
It remains to find the justificatory reason for this retroactive movement of the body, which seems illogical at first sight.
From Delsarte System of Oratory by Various
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