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noun (n)

• a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

  sebuah pembelaan terhadap beberapa serangan perilaku atau beberapa gagal menepati janji dll.

  Example:
  His transparent self-justification was unacceptable.
  

  Synonym:
  alibi, exculpation, excuse
  

  source: wordnet30