Definition of Justifiable

well founded; rightful

Examples of Justifiable in a sentence

Even though a punch in the nose may not seem to be justifiable to many people, sometimes it just has to be done to get the point across to a bully.  🔊

As long as a justifiable way to handle the problem is discovered, everyone will be in compliance with it.  🔊

The only justifiable solution to the deadly epidemic of violence would be in a nonviolent protest.  🔊

Juries always seemed to provide justifiable reasons for delivering guilty verdicts.  🔊

The science question wanted more than a simple answer to the problem, but it wanted the student to also provide a justifiable explanation for the answer they picked.  🔊

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