justifiable

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French justifiable. By surface analysis, justify +‎ -able. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === justifiable (comparative more justifiable, superlative most justifiable) That can be justified. Synonym: righteous Antonym: unjustifiable Near-synonyms: defensible, excusable (law, specifically) Describing an illegal and intentional act that is nevertheless not blameworthy, for example because its positive consequences outweighed the bad. Distinguished from excusable, describing an involuntary illegal act. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Adjective === justifiable (plural justifiables) justifiable ==== Related terms ==== justifier justification justifiablement === Further reading === “justifiable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012