justificatory

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfəˌkeɪt(ə)ɹi/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈstɪ.fə.kəˌtɔ.ɹi/, /ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪ.fəˌkeɪ.tə.ɹi/

Adjective

justificatory

1. Providing or related to justification; justificational.
   • 2025 June 13, Rhys Southan, Helena Ward, Jen Semler, “A timing problem for instrumental convergence”, in Philosophical Studies, Springer Science+Business Media, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     Goal abandonment in the case of means-rational agents is precisely like taking a pill that removes both an agent’s goal and the agent’s justificatory basis for achieving that goal […]

Derived terms

• self-justificatory

Translations

providing justification

• Bulgarian: оправдателен (bg) (opravdatelen)
• French: justificateur (fr)
• Italian: giustificatore
• Polish: usprawiedliwiający