"Moral justification" refers to having a valid reason or explanation for why an action, decision, or belief is morally right or acceptable. It means having a moral basis or ethical reasoning behind a particular choice or behavior. Full definition
The process of moral justification in the case of preventive war is more stringent. (religion-online.org)
Thus the war in Iraq, he claims, was justified not on prudential or moral grounds (Bowman is particularly dismissive of moral justifications for war) but because September 11 was an affront to our national honor and we had to hit back. (firstthings.com)
Their JOB is not to be conveniently labelled «role models» to give moral justification to rag tabloids to then pester and hound them through their private lives. (caughtoffside.com)