justification

The act of justifying.

The condition or fact of being justified.

Something, such as a fact or circumstance, that justifies: synonym: apology.

The act of justifying, or of showing something to be just or right; proof of fairness, propriety, or right intention; vindication; exculpation; upholding.

Specifically In law: The showing of a sufficient reason in court why a defendant did what he is called to answer: as, a plea in justification.

Proof by a surety offered for a party of whom security is required in legal proceedings that he is of adequate pecuniary ability.

In theology, the act by which the soul is reconciled to God.

The act of adjusting or making exact; the act of fitting together, as the parts of anything: as, the justification of lines or types, in printing.

Synonyms and Exculpation, exoneration.