justification
n
1 [U, C] ~ (for sth/doing sth) acceptable reason (for doing sth) (做某事的)正當理由
I can see no justification for dividing the company into smaller units. 我認為沒有理由把公司劃分成小單位.
He was getting angry and with some justification. 他生氣了--事出有因. =>Usage at reason1 用法見reason1.
2 [U] arrangement of lines of type so that the margins are even. 齊行, 整版(為使版面四周空白均勻而對鉛字等位置的調整).
3 (idm 習語) in justification (for/of sb/sth) as a defence (of sb/sth) 作為對(某人[某事]的)辯解
I suppose that, in justification, he could always claim he had a family to support. 我想他反正會以養家為理由來進行辯解.