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Justifiable

/dʒˈʌstəˌfaɪəbəl/
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(adj) That can be justified.

It was a case of clearly justifiable self-defense.
Did Raskolnikov commit a justifiable homicide?
CEFR Practice Quiz
The use of force was considered ____ because the officers were acting in self-defense at the time.

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