Also means
justified, substantiated
Usage Note
motivé is the past participle of motiver used as an adjective. It agrees in gender: motivée, motivés, motivées. In legal and administrative language it has a second sense: a décision motivée is a reasoned or substantiated decision, not just an enthusiastic one. The noun motivation is a direct cognate.
Examples
"Les étudiants motivés apprennent plus vite."
Natural Translation
Motivated students learn faster.
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