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Noun self-justification has 1 sense
- excuse, alibi, exculpation, self-justification - a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
--1 is a kind of defense, defence, vindication
--1 has particulars: extenuation, mitigation
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