And was it important enough to justify the use of one man's life to achieve another's end?

"What would justify the use of such an awful weapon?"

He didn't expect any resistance fierce enough to justify its actual use.

Then, the investigator said, he lied to justify the officers' use of force.

Then there is the issue of justifying its use.

Are there enough easy-care choices to justify my use of the space?

However, as the story unfolds it may become more difficult to justify the continued use of such graphic material.

Still, torture is such a basic violation of human rights that nothing justifies its use.

In most cases, the officers deny the incidents ever happened, or state that a struggle justified their use of force.

"I trust that what you have to report is significant enough to justify the use of such a high-priority channel."