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justification

[juhs-tuh-fi-key-shuhn] / ˌdʒʌs tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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The family’s civil attorney, Peter Carr, questioned the rationale behind Hochman’s move to dismiss, arguing prosecutors had been “shifting justification for a pre-determined conclusion” across multiple filings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Of those, half were compliant but flagged for procedural mistakes like not including a written justification.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

But Davie and the BBC can argue - with some justification - that the departure of Mills shows its new processes and practices are working well.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

It was dubbed, with much justification, the “Single Greatest Predictor of Future Stock Returns.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Aureliano, for his part, found in her the justification that he needed to live.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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