justified

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"This atrocity cannot be justified, cannot be concealed, and must not be met with silence and indifference," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

A second principle that limits when deadly force can legally be used is proportionality: Shooting someone is only justified when it is a proportional response to the perceived threat.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

The details differ, but the impulse is the same: a search for villains who make anger feel justified.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

It is never justified, in our view, to attack civilians in retaliation for state-sponsored action that leads to the loss of civilian life.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

The Court justified this insurmountable hurdle on the grounds that considerable deference is owed the exercise of prosecutorial discretion.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander