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The phrase "a justifiable exercise of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing actions or decisions that are deemed reasonable or defensible within a particular context, such as law, ethics, or policy.
Example: "The committee concluded that the new regulations were a justifiable exercise of governmental authority to protect public health."
Alternatives: "a defensible use of" or "a warranted application of".
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"There is no doubt room for argument about whether the lifetime bans that the attorney general proposes would be a justifiable exercise of a court's discretion," the judges wrote.
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Wasn't that a justifiable exercise in itself?
The smokers group Forest questioned whether prescribing e-cigarettes on the NHS would be a justifiable use of taxpayers' money.
Is this a justifiable use of money?
She said the cancellation of some policies was a justifiable result of the law.
Equally such a person might perhaps claim that they had a justifiable sense of being seriously wronged.
Chronic illness, as opposed to other life pressures, was seen as a justifiable cause of depression.
This has opened up the Sun to a justifiable backlash, accusing them of making light of violence against women.
It was a justifiable, if placid, way of handling it.
Australia also requires a justifiable reason for the type of weapon the applicant wants to own.
Nixon saw his own use of "dirty tricks" as a justifiable self-protective response.
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