unjustifiable
adjective
un·jus·ti·fi·able
ˌən-ˈjə-stə-ˌfī-ə-bəl 
: unable to be justified : not excusable or justifiable
an unjustifiable decision
taking an unjustifiable risk
unjustifiable expenses
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Examples of unjustifiable in a Sentence
an unjustifiable attack that must be avenged
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To convict, prosecutors must prove Penny's use of lethal force was unjustifiable and that Penny acted recklessly and consciously disregarded the substantial risk of putting Neely in the chokehold for so long.
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Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Coppola captures the ambivalence of officers continuing to honor the fallen during an unjustifiable and unwinnable war, but the drama is buttoned-up and square.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
One year on from the appalling, unjustifiable Oct. 7 Hamas attacks and Israel’s ongoing, disproportionate military assault and atrocities in Gaza, the whole Middle East is on the brink of a catastrophic regional war.
—Mary Robinson, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
And lastly, we cannot be held hostage to the voices on the extreme, that are, voices that are applauding starvation and displacement, that encourage collective punishment, that defend the indefensible, that justify the unjustifiable.
—Abc News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2024
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Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
Coppola captures the ambivalence of officers continuing to honor the fallen during an unjustifiable and unwinnable war, but the drama is buttoned-up and square.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
One year on from the appalling, unjustifiable Oct. 7 Hamas attacks and Israel’s ongoing, disproportionate military assault and atrocities in Gaza, the whole Middle East is on the brink of a catastrophic regional war.
—Mary Robinson, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
And lastly, we cannot be held hostage to the voices on the extreme, that are, voices that are applauding starvation and displacement, that encourage collective punishment, that defend the indefensible, that justify the unjustifiable.
—Abc News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Unjustifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unjustifiable. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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