It was a case of clearly justifiable self-defense.
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Justifiable
Synonyms for "justifiable" (65 found)
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Related words (32)
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Antonyms
1 entriesderived
5 entriesrelated to
4 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
22 translations across 16 languages.
Asturian
1 entries- xustificable adj (that can be justified)
Bulgarian
2 entries- законен adj (that can be justified)
- оправдан adj (that can be justified)
Catalan
1 entries- justificable adj (that can be justified)
Czech
1 entries- ospravedlnitelný adj (that can be justified)
Danish
1 entries- forsvarlig adj (that can be justified)
Dutch
1 entries- verdedigbaar adj (that can be justified)
Finnish
3 entries- aiheellinen adj (that can be justified)
- oikeutettu adj (that can be justified)
- perusteltu adj (that can be justified)
French
2 entries- défendable adj (that can be justified)
- justifiable adj (that can be justified)
Galician
2 entries- xustificable adj (that can be justified)
- xustificábel adj (that can be justified)
Greek
2 entries- αιτιολογημένος adj (that can be justified)
- δικαιολογημένος adj (that can be justified)
Ido
1 entries- justifikebla adj (that can be justified)
Italian
1 entries- giustificabile adj (that can be justified)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- forsvarlig adj (that can be justified)
Polish
1 entries- uzasadniony adj (that can be justified)
Portuguese
1 entries- justificável adj (that can be justified)
Spanish
1 entries- justificable adj (that can be justified)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
There's justifiable anger.
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Did Raskolnikov commit a justifiable homicide?
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Different jurisdictions often have distinct definitions of justifiable homicide.
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