warrantable

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Scholars and survivors of the society are frequently determined, beyond what is warrantable by the facts, to see the spectre of Birchism in any full-throated contemporary manifestation of conservatism.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 11, 2016

The tremendous forest of Sherwood stretched round the tent-forest further than the eye could see—and this was full of wild boars, warrantable stags, outlaws, dragons, and Purple Emperors.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

It is also an important period for the owner, for upon the proportion of good-mettled, "warrantable" beasts depends the profit and reputation of the herd.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.

Francis Place once explained to me that in the Benthamite view, it was not warrantable to incur martyrdom unless it was clear that the public would be gainers by the martyr's loss.

From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob

But as to wandering through the woods on foot, that was done only for good and warrantable reasons, not to see what they could see.

From Pilgrim Trails A Plymouth-to-Provincetown Sketchbook by Warner, Frances Lester