justification

P11285
predicate

Indicates that one entity provides a reason, explanation, or supporting argument for the existence, validity, or appropriateness of another entity or claim.

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All labels observed (22)

Label Occurrences
justification canonical 49
rationale 16
justifiedAs 8

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: justification
Generated description
Indicates that one entity provides a reason, explanation, or supporting argument for the existence, validity, or appropriateness of another entity or claim.

Sample triples (98)

Subject Object
Case White protection of German minorities in Poland ⓘ
Operation Just Cause alleged threats to U.S. nationals ⓘ
Operation Just Cause defense of democracy in Panama ⓘ
Operation Just Cause combatting drug trafficking ⓘ
New Keynesian economics active stabilization policy via predicate surface "justifiesPolicy" ⓘ
International Olympic Committee retrospective medal assignments
linked to: International Olympic Committee later assigned gold, silver and bronze medals retrospectively
harmonization of historical and modern Olympic records ⓘ
Doctrine of Lapse doctrine of escheat via predicate surface "justifiedAs" ⓘ
atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to avoid invasion of Japan via predicate surface "justificationClaimedByUS" ⓘ
William the Conqueror alleged promise by Edward the Confessor via predicate surface "justificationForClaim" ⓘ
William the Conqueror oath sworn by Harold Godwinson via predicate surface "justificationForClaim" ⓘ
Katyn massacre alleged security concerns via predicate surface "justificationClaimedByPerpetrator" ⓘ
Commissar Order fight against Bolshevism via predicate surface "justificationUsedByIssuers" ⓘ
Aktion T4
linked to: Aktion T4 euthanasia program
racial hygiene ⓘ
Aktion T4
linked to: Aktion T4 euthanasia program
economic burden arguments ⓘ
Two Treatises of Government resistance to absolute monarchy via predicate surface "intendedToJustify" ⓘ
Battle for Births need for soldiers ⓘ
Battle for Births need for workers for industrialization ⓘ
Gezerot "make a fence around the Torah" ⓘ
Ukrainian language promotion laws measure to overcome historical Russification via predicate surface "justifiedAs" ⓘ
Crusades recovery of Christian holy places ⓘ
Deportation of the Chechens and Ingush (1944) accusations of mass treason via predicate surface "justificationUsedByAuthorities" ⓘ
killing of Osama bin Laden response to the September 11 attacks via predicate surface "justifiedAs" ⓘ
Basic Law V definition of numbers as extensions of concepts via predicate surface "aimedToJustify" ⓘ
1954 Guatemalan coup d’état anti-communism ⓘ
1954 Guatemalan coup d’état containment of perceived Soviet influence ⓘ
Chilean military dictatorship fight against Marxism via predicate surface "justifiedRepressionAs" ⓘ
Mellon tax cuts of the 1920s belief that lower rates would increase taxable income ⓘ
Mellon tax cuts of the 1920s belief that lower rates would maintain or raise federal revenues ⓘ
H.J.Res.114 Iraq’s alleged weapons of mass destruction via predicate surface "primaryJustification" ⓘ
H.J.Res.114 Iraq’s alleged support for international terrorism via predicate surface "primaryJustification" ⓘ
H.J.Res.114 Iraq’s noncompliance with United Nations Security Council resolutions via predicate surface "primaryJustification" ⓘ
Operation Decisive Storm request by President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi ⓘ
Operation Menu to disrupt North Vietnamese and Viet Cong logistics ⓘ
Operation Menu to destroy communist base areas in Cambodia ⓘ
Tehcir Law military security measure via predicate surface "justifiedAs" ⓘ
Temporary Law of Deportation alleged military necessity ⓘ
Temporary Law of Deportation alleged internal security concerns ⓘ
Sanacja (healing) May Coup of 1926 via predicate surface "justificationFor" ⓘ
Operation Protective Edge self-defense against rocket attacks via predicate surface "justificationClaimed" ⓘ
U.S. intervention in the Dominican Republic (1965) containment of communism ⓘ
U.S. intervention in the Dominican Republic (1965) protection of American lives and property ⓘ
Privatization Program reduce government expenditure on non-core activities via predicate surface "rationale" ⓘ
Privatization Program leverage private sector expertise and technology via predicate surface "rationale" ⓘ
Privatization Program improve operational efficiency of former public assets via predicate surface "rationale" ⓘ
Edwin Epps biblical passages to defend slavery via predicate surface "usesJustification" ⓘ
Christianity, Commerce and Civilization European involvement in Africa via predicate surface "aimedToJustify" ⓘ
PEP 585 Make type hints more concise and consistent with runtime types via predicate surface "rationale" ⓘ
PEP 585 Avoid confusion between typing.List and built-in list via predicate surface "rationale" ⓘ
doctrine of limited sovereignty ideological justification for intervention via predicate surface "justificationType" ⓘ
Arizona ballot collection law (H.B. 2023) election integrity via predicate surface "policyJustification" ⓘ