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Causation vs Justification - What's the difference?

causation | justification |

As nouns the difference between causation and justification

is that causation is the act of causing while justification is a reason, explanation, or excuse which provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.

causation

English

Noun

  • The act of causing.
  • The act or agency by which an effect is produced.
  • * Whewell
  • the kind of causation by which vision is produced

    Derived terms

    * causational

    justification

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A reason, explanation, or excuse which provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
  • (typography) The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).
  • Antonyms

    * conviction * condemnation