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justificative
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective justificative has 2 senses
- justificative(s = adj.all) defensive, justificatory - attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing; Array Derived forms verb justify3, verb justify2
- justificative(s = adj.all) justificatory, vindicatory - providing justification; Array Derived forms verb justify2, verb justify1
CIDE DICTIONARY
justificative, a. [Cf. F. justificatif.].
Having power to justify; justificatory. [1913 Webster]
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