‘justify’
‘‘While some people use the challenges of their lives to justify their actions, we should take steps to ensure that every citizen respects the society that they belong to’.
Meaning: to give an acceptable explanation for something that other people think is unreasonable.
‘Justify’ is a useful vocabulary item for Task 2 e.g.
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It is impossible to justify spending so much money on weapons. (Active + ing)
- No matter what the circumstances, street violence cannot be justified. (Passive)
ALSO:
‘The end justifies the means’ (a saying)
= a desired result is so good/important that any method, even a morally bad one, may be used to achieve it.
e.g. ‘The government believes that the end justifies the means and will do anything to boost the economy.’
ALSO USEFUL: JUSTIFICATION
e.g.
- There is no justification for cruelty.
- What justification can there be for paying women lower wages?
Practice
Make your own examples:
1. It is impossible to justify [noun or +ing verb]
2. [noun or +ing verb] cannot be justified.
3. There is no justification for [noun or +ing verb]
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