"with good reason" meaning in English

See with good reason in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} with good reason, {{en-PP}} with good reason
  1. Based on sound judgment and reasonable inference; with one's proper justifications; on good grounds. Related terms: rightly so Translations (based on sound judgment and inference): syystä (Finnish), syystäkin [emphatic] (Finnish), oikeutetusti (Finnish), hyvällä syyllä (Finnish), à bon droit (French), légitimement (French), à raison (French), à juste titre (French), fondatamente (Italian), nie bez powodu (Polish)
    Sense id: en-with_good_reason-en-prep_phrase-smVeOSRn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Finnish links with redundant wikilinks

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          "word": "à raison"
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          "sense": "based on sound judgment and inference",
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      "sense": "based on sound judgment and inference",
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