legal justification, n.All

Legal justification (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠found, in Abba Eban's principle, by working backward from the action one has already decided to take.