justifiable

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

jus·ti·fi·able AW BrE [ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪəbl] NAmE [ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪəbl] BrE [ˌdʒʌstɪˈfaɪəbl] NAmE [ˌdʒʌstɪˈfaɪəbl] adjective
existing or done for a good reason, and therefore acceptable
Syn: ↑legitimate
•justifiable pride
Derived Word: ↑justifiably

Word Origin:
[justifiable justifiably] early 16th cent. (in the sense ‘ready to be judged’): from French, from justifier ‘to justify’.

Example Bank:
•The rule is justifiable on safety grounds.
•We consider this action justifiable.
•Paying low wages is no longer justifiable.
•She took a justifiable pride in her son's achievements.
•There were no justifiable grounds for sending him to prison.
•We need to address the justifiable concerns of the environmentalists.