UIL: Key Word Definitions

Sanctuary

Dictionary.com - (noun) any place of refuge; asylum

WordNet - (noun) a shelter from danger or hardship

Merriam-Webster Online - (noun) the immunity from law attached to a sanctuary

MSN Encarta Dictionary - (noun) a safe place, especially for people being persecuted

Morally

Dictionary.com - (adjective) of, pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical

American Heritage Dictionary - (adjective) of or concerned with the judgment of the goodness or badness of human action and character

MSN Encarta Dictionary - (adjective) good or right, when judged by the standards of the average person or society at large

Justified

Dictionary.com - (verb) to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right

American Heritage Dictionary - (verb) to declare free of blame; absolve

MSN Encarta Dictionary - (adjective) acceptable or reasonable in the circumstances