[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. 2. : lacking any feeling â If a part of your body (such as a foot or leg) is asleep, it is not able to feel anything for a brief time, usually because you have kept it in an awkward position for too long.
The US was justified in dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan already killed over 2,000 people in the Pearl Harbor bombings. We had done nothing to provoke them, unless you count our cutting off trade with Japan, limiting their oil supply.
For wars to be justified, I believe there must be a degree of morality in the way a war is fought. This entails treating the enemy with respect after the battle, treating prisoners of war humanely, and at all costs, not targeting innocent civilians. I do believe that there are some wars that cannot be justified at all.o decide whether war can be justified, not only in the case above, but in general, we can be guided by ethical theories. Utilitarianism is a principle stating that 'to do the greatest good for the greatest number' is the best action.