justify by

justify something by something

to try to explain why something needs doing or why it is acceptable to do something. You cannot justify violence by quoting proverbs. Your action was totally justified by the circumstances.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
MiĈJo	MEE-chyo	Esperanto
Comgan	-	Irish
Iair	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Mielikki	-	Finnish Mythology
Benjamim	-	Portuguese
Olivia	ə-LIV-ee-ə (English), o-LEE-vyah (Italian, Spanish), o-LEE-vee-ah (German), O-lee-vee-ah (Finnish)	English, Italian, Spanish, German, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish