| self-justification | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. alibi, exculpation, excuse, self-justification | a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc..; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable" |
| ~ vindication, defense, defence | the justification for some act or belief.; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory" |
| ~ extenuation, mitigation | a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances. |
| traffic | | |
| n. (group) | 1. traffic | the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time. |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| ~ air traffic | traffic created by the movement of aircraft. |
| ~ commuter traffic | traffic created by people going to or returning from work. |
| ~ foot traffic, pedestrian traffic | people coming and going on foot. |
| ~ vehicle traffic, vehicular traffic | the aggregation of vehicles coming and going in a particular locality. |
| n. (act) | 2. traffic | buying and selling; especially illicit trade. |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ drug traffic, drug trafficking, narcotraffic | traffic in illegal drugs. |
| ~ barratry, simony | traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments. |
| ~ slave trade, slave traffic | traffic in slaves; especially in Black Africans transported to America in the 16th to 19th centuries. |
| n. (communication) | 3. traffic | the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time.; "heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines"; "traffic on the internet is lightest during the night" |
| ~ communicating, communication | the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information.; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" |
| n. (act) | 4. dealings, traffic | social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with'). |
| ~ interchange, give-and-take, reciprocation | mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information). |
| ~ relation | (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups.; "international relations" |
| v. (possession) | 5. traffic | deal illegally.; "traffic drugs" |
| ~ crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.; "a long record of crimes" |
| ~ merchandise, trade | engage in the trade of.; "he is merchandising telephone sets" |
| v. (possession) | 6. traffic | trade or deal a commodity.; "They trafficked with us for gold" |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ merchandise, trade | engage in the trade of.; "he is merchandising telephone sets" |
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