That which provides a reason or justification

• why

  1. For what purpose, reason, or cause; with what intention, justification, or motive:
  2. The reason, cause, or purpose for which:
  3. On account of which; for which.

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  1. For what purpose, reason, or cause; with what intention, justification, or motive:
  2. The reason, cause, or purpose for which:
  3. On account of which; for which.

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• reason

  1. The basis or motive for an action, decision, or conviction:
  2. A declaration made to explain or justify action, decision, or conviction:
  3. A fact or cause that explains why something exists or has occurred:

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  1. The basis or motive for an action, decision, or conviction:
  2. A declaration made to explain or justify action, decision, or conviction:
  3. A fact or cause that explains why something exists or has occurred:

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• occasion

  1. An event or happening, or the time of an event or happening:
  2. A significant event, especially a large or important social gathering:
  3. A favorable or appropriate time or juncture:

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  1. An event or happening, or the time of an event or happening:
  2. A significant event, especially a large or important social gathering:
  3. A favorable or appropriate time or juncture:

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• necessity

  1. The condition or quality of being necessary.
  2. Something necessary:
  3. Something dictated by invariable physical laws.

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  1. The condition or quality of being necessary.
  2. Something necessary:
  3. Something dictated by invariable physical laws.

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• justification

  1. The act of justifying.
  2. The condition or fact of being justified.
  3. Something, such as a fact or circumstance, that justifies:

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  1. The act of justifying.
  2. The condition or fact of being justified.
  3. Something, such as a fact or circumstance, that justifies:

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• ground

  1. The solid surface of the earth.
  2. The floor of a body of water, especially the sea.
  3. Soil; earth:

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  1. The solid surface of the earth.
  2. The floor of a body of water, especially the sea.
  3. Soil; earth:

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• cause

  1. The producer of an effect, result, or consequence.
  2. The one, such as a person, event, or condition, that is responsible for an action or result.
  3. A basis for an action or response; a reason:

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  1. The producer of an effect, result, or consequence.
  2. The one, such as a person, event, or condition, that is responsible for an action or result.
  3. A basis for an action or response; a reason:

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• call

  1. To say in a loud voice; announce:
  2. To demand or ask for the presence of:
  3. To demand or ask for a meeting of; convene or convoke:

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  1. To say in a loud voice; announce:
  2. To demand or ask for the presence of:
  3. To demand or ask for a meeting of; convene or convoke:

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A fact or circumstance that gives logical support to an assertion, claim, or proposal

• why

  1. For what purpose, reason, or cause; with what intention, justification, or motive:
  2. The reason, cause, or purpose for which:
  3. On account of which; for which.

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  1. For what purpose, reason, or cause; with what intention, justification, or motive:
  2. The reason, cause, or purpose for which:
  3. On account of which; for which.

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• reason

  1. The basis or motive for an action, decision, or conviction:
  2. A declaration made to explain or justify action, decision, or conviction:
  3. A fact or cause that explains why something exists or has occurred:

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  1. The basis or motive for an action, decision, or conviction:
  2. A declaration made to explain or justify action, decision, or conviction:
  3. A fact or cause that explains why something exists or has occurred:

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• proof

  1. The evidence or argument that compels the mind to accept an assertion as true.
  2. The validation of a proposition by application of specified rules, as of induction or deduction, to assumptions, axioms, and sequentially derived conclusions.
  3. A statement or argument used in such a validation.

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  1. The evidence or argument that compels the mind to accept an assertion as true.
  2. The validation of a proposition by application of specified rules, as of induction or deduction, to assumptions, axioms, and sequentially derived conclusions.
  3. A statement or argument used in such a validation.

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• ground

  1. The solid surface of the earth.
  2. The floor of a body of water, especially the sea.
  3. Soil; earth:

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  1. The solid surface of the earth.
  2. The floor of a body of water, especially the sea.
  3. Soil; earth:

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• argument

  1. A discussion in which disagreement is expressed; a debate.
  2. A quarrel; a dispute.
  3. A reason or matter for dispute or contention:

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  1. A discussion in which disagreement is expressed; a debate.
  2. A quarrel; a dispute.
  3. A reason or matter for dispute or contention:

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