Definition:(noun) the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning; "the ####### of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller(noun) something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary; "he considered misrule a ####### for revolution" (noun) a statement in explanation of some action or belief
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