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What is the difference between justification and apology?

justification | apology |

As nouns the difference between justification and apology

is that justification is a reason, explanation, or excuse which provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence while apology is an expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).

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

    apology

    Alternative forms

    * apologie (archaic)

    Noun

    (apologies)
  • An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).
  • What he said really hurt my feelings, but his apology sounded so sincere that I couldn't help but forgive him.
    The CEO made a public apology for the scandal, and promised full cooperation with the authorities.
  • A formal justification, defence.
  • The Apology of Socrates.
  • Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.
  • a poor apology for a hotel room
  • * Charles Dickens
  • He goes to work devising apologies for window curtains.

    Synonyms

    * (formal justification) apologia

    Derived terms

    * apologian, apologist, apologize, apologizer, preapology

    See also

    * remorse