Additionally, the “mere fact that forms of expression are considered to be insulting to a public figure is not sufficient to justify the imposition of penalties.”

Source: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2023/08/campaign-to-decriminalize-defamation-and-insult-in-lebanese-laws/

After a starting point has been established the judge must then consider whether there are any additional 'aggravating factors' which would justify an increase from it.

Source: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/how-long-people-really-murder-27523218

A group of Republican senators at the end of last week introduced a bill to repeal the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) that was passed in the wake of the September 11th attacks and is still being used to justify wars today.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/2681bc0aea96928c?ref=ff

Although the company's third quarter 2023 year-over-year growth rate of 30% could justify its current valuation, MongoDB has yet to achieve GAAP profitability, and only this year did it record its first quarter of positive FCF.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4657504-mongodb-valuation-growth-prospects-hold?source=feed_all_articles

An alarming number of people put too much stake in the fortune-telling from strangers to either entrust everything to fate, or to justify their deepest desires.

Source: https://screenrant.com/junji-ito-most-horrifically-relatable-stories/

Analysts are divided on whether the May 3 drone incident at the Kremlin was a genuine attack or a “false flag” concocted to justify increasing the ferocity of Russia’s missile barrages in Ukraine.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/05/08/war-shadows-victory-day-russias-integral-holiday/

And it can be hard to justify spending several hundred dollars on a watch, especially when you're on a tight budget.

Source: https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/best-budget-cheap-smartwatches-under-100/

And nearly six years after learning about the subcontractors, it had become Marquez’s job to justify the arrangement to ComEd’s new CEO.

Source: https://chronicleillinois.com/comed-trial/secretly-recorded-videos-show-comed-lobbyists-discussing-alleged-bribery-scheme/

And next Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is scheduled to visit South Africa at the start of a planned second African tour since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 - an act that Moscow evidently needs to justify across the continent.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202301220040.html

Andrew Gallagher, Marketing Director at Greene King Local Pubs said: “Our research shows that the average family meal out now costs around £90 – which given the current climate it is unsurprising that families are struggling to justify.

Source: https://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23322425.cost-living-greene-king-launches-meal-deal-families/?ref=rss

And then imagine that a question was put to you: What would the chances have to be that a lab accident was the origin of the pandemic to justify a broad and public conversation about the safety of that research?

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/28/opinion/lab-leak-energy-department-covid.html

And the railroads say they don’t need to justify their cost-cutting.

Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/04/11/norfolk-southerns-huge-profits-go-80-percent-to-top-honchos-checks/

And there it is again, the victim narrative that is used to justify even the most horrific terror attacks.

Source: https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/the-mood-on-the-berlin-streets-i-actually-don-t-like-hamas-but-a-ee0ebdc3-eade-4915-92a0-5f69653e287a

And when Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon asked how many dead Palestinians would be enough to justify a cease-fire, her Republican colleague Michelle Salzman immediately shouted out, “all of them!”

Source: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-11-10/rashida-tlaib-congress-censure-israel-palestine-biden-gaza

A new reading of the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge could make it easier for the central bank to justify a dovish shift in 2024, setting the stage for rate cuts in the new year.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/1e86e5952eae3c77?ref=ff

An expert interviewed by police determined the incident did not meet the threshold of exceptional circumstances that justify deploying a Taser against an elderly or disabled person.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12485841/Kristian-White-Cop-alleged-killed-great-grandmother-taser-faces-court-person-grilled-magistrate-previously-appearing-video-link.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Another lawyer for Russia, Sienho Yee, told judges that Russia had not used the genocide convention to justify its military actions in Ukraine, saying they “are based on the right to self-determination and its inherent right to self-defense.”

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/world-news/2023/09/ukraine-and-its-allies-battle-russian-bid-to-have-genocide-case-tossed-out-of-the-uns-top-court/

Antioch's Police Chief Steven Ford, who is also black, called the texts 'racially abhorrent' while Thorpe stormed out of a meeting last week after calling out one community member who he believed was trying to justify he messages.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11983143/FBI-probes-California-officers-called-black-people-monkeys-threatened-shoot-city-mayor.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

A quarter of youth justify their forwarding of a sexted image as a joke.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2023/4/15/23682591/protect-children-sexual-extortion-sexting

Are there studies that would justify changing the code to more than 25 feet?

Source: https://www.lagunabeachindy.com/letter-why-do-the-bluffs-need-new-rules/