justifier
One who validates
A justifier is someone or something that provides justification—a reason, explanation, or defense that makes an action or belief acceptable.
In theology, the justifier is God, who declares sinners righteous.
In typography and typesetting, a justifier is a tool or function that aligns text evenly along margins: The software's justifier distributed spacing across each line.
Stated basis for action
- logicScience of valid reasoning
- explanationStatement making something clear
- causeWhat produces an effect
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
basis · grounds · argument · principle · foundation · inference · deduction · premise
Defense of location
- pretextFabricated motive concealing truth
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- rationalizationInventing acceptable motives afterward
mitigation · extenuation · cop-out · whitewash · dodge · subterfuge · cover-up · plea
Reasoned case or dispute
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- disputationFormal argumentative exchange
rebuttal · refutation · dialectic · polemic · cross-examination · deliberation · advocate · polemicist
rationale
Stated basis for action
- logicScience of valid reasoning
- explanationStatement making something clear
- causeWhat produces an effect
motivation · basis · grounds · argument · principle · foundation · inference · deduction · premise · validation
alibi
Defense of location
- pretextFabricated motive concealing truth
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- evasionAct of escaping detection
rationalization · mitigation · extenuation · cop-out · whitewash · dodge · subterfuge · cover-up · plea · exculpation
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
disputation · rebuttal · refutation · dialectic · polemic · cross-examination · deliberation · advocate · polemicist · apologist
alignment
Correct relative positioning
kerning · tracking · ragged · block · column · indent · typesetting · layout · paragraph · composition
- justificationsrationale, reason, excuse, explanation, grounds
- typesettingtypesetting, typesetter, leading, font, kerning
- the end justifies the meansMorality judged by outcomes
- moral justificationRationale for ethical permissibility
- justifiable homicideLegally sanctioned taking of life
- legal justificationGrounds making something lawful
- justified textTypeset with even margins
- justified killingLegally defensible lethal act
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