The phrase "justify actions" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to explain why certain actions are reasonable or necessary. For example: "The CEO needed to justify her actions when she made the decision to downsize the staff."
It also says they can use "self defence" to justify actions that might have prevented further attacks on America.
The theology of jihad requires a fatwa a religious ruling to justify actions that would otherwise be considered criminal.
Applying new labels to a timeless problem veils the jagged reality with woolly language – often used to justify actions that directly harm those most in need.
The FCC currently has "ancillary" authority over broadband providers such as Comcast, AT&T and Verizon and must adequately justify actions over those providers.
He argued that extremists cherry-pick verses from the Koran to justify actions antithetical to the faith, while United States policy also plays a central role in radicalizing Muslim youth.
They wondered what the phrase meant and suspected that it was a rhetorical device enabling the United States to justify actions it would condemn if they were performed by other nations.
Global scope, chemical agents -- these certainly justify action.
His view was that only self-defence or an international humanitarian catastrophe would justify action.
Without congressional consent, the Obama Administration developed two legal arguments that could justify action against Assad.
What's more, you need more than one or two public servants spotting the danger signs to justify action.
Thus the threat need not be at hand to justify action; the threat need not even be established.
