n.[U]

1. 證明為正當；辯護；辯解
   What can be said in justification of what he had done?

   能說些什麼來為他做下的事辯護呢？

2. 正當的理由；藉口
   There is no justification for his absence.

   他沒有理由缺席。

n.

1. the action of justifying something.
2. good reason for something that exists or has been done:
   there's no justification for the job losses.