"self-justify" meaning in English

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        "To provide self-justification, to justify or excuse oneself or itself."
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          "self-justification",
          "self-justification"
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          "oneself",
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          "itself",
          "itself"
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        {
          "code": "es",
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          "word": "autojustificar"
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          "self-justification",
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          "oneself",
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