Sentence examples similar to legitimize the behavior from inspiring English sources

Heith Copes, an expert in criminal decision-making, explained that treating crime as a skill can help offenders mitigate feelings of guilt, as in their minds it legitimizes the behavior.

The question that troubled me, as advocacy director of CPJ, is how to do this without legitimizing the behavior of repressive governments who could use the initiative as an excuse to clamp down on domestic dissent and criticism.

"A visit by President Obama more than one year after his unilateral concessions to the regime will only legitimize the Castros' repressive behavior," she wrote in a letter in February.

The donation helped legitimize the riot grrrl movement.

"The I.R.S. will help legitimize the market," he commented.

"Tiger farms actually legitimize the business," Goodrich said.

-Will their presence help to legitimize the elections?

This is just an attempt to legitimize the Kokoity regime".

"A citizens advisory board would legitimize the process," he said.

Once completed in 2003, "It will legitimize the whole area".

That is not meant to legitimize the government.