compelling justification
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcompellingandjustification
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compelling
adjective
uk/kəmˈpel.ɪŋ/us/kəmˈpel.ɪŋ/
If a reason, argument, etc. is compelling, it makes you believe it or accept it because it is ...
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justification
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌdʒʌs.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌdʒʌs.tə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
a good reason or explanation ...
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(Definition ofcompellingandjustificationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Hence, each piece of assigned reading and every written assignment should have clear andcompellingjustification.
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As a prima facie duty, as opposed to an absolute duty, this obligation may be set aside if a sufficientlycompellingjustificationto do so exists.
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I suggest that there is nocompellingjustificationfor what is proposed.
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If there is nocompellingjustificationfor them, we would do well to reject them.
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Ultimately, that is the biggest and mostcompellingjustificationfor the whole aid programme.
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There is nocompellingjustificationto treat game differently from other meats, as is the case at present.
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There is nocompellingjustificationin terms of transparency.
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This legislation interferes with the liberty of the individual and nocompellingjustificationfor it has been demonstrated—indeed, none exists.
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Whenever the state considers limiting the activities of its law-abiding citizens, it must have acompellingjustification.
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It should be a cardinal principle of government that action taken to interfere with the liberty of the individual must be shown to havecompellingjustification.
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However, there are no compelling justifications for this restriction.
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But its constitutionality did not depend on compelling justifications.
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