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justify
[ juhs-tuh-fahy ]
verb (used with object)
- to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right:
The end does not always justify the means.
Synonyms: ,
- to defend or uphold as warranted or well-grounded:
Don't try to justify his rudeness.
Synonyms:
- Printing.
- to make (a line of type) a desired length by spacing the words and letters, especially so that full lines in a column have even margins both on the left and on the right.
- to level and square (a strike).
verb (used without object)
- Law.
- to show a satisfactory reason or excuse for something done.
- to qualify as bail or surety.
- Printing. (of a line of type) to fit exactly into a desired length.
justify
/ ˈʌɪˌڲɪ /
verb
- often passive to prove or see to be just or valid; vindicate
he was certainly justified in taking the money
- to show to be reasonable; warrant or substantiate
his behaviour justifies our suspicion
- to declare or show to be free from blame or guilt; absolve
- law
- to show good reason in court for (some action taken)
- to show adequate grounds for doing (that with which a person is charged)
to justify a libel
- also intr printing computing to adjust the spaces between words in (a line of type or data) so that it is of the required length or (of a line of type or data) to fit exactly
- Protestant theol to account or declare righteous by the imputation of Christ's merits to the sinner
- RC theol to change from sinfulness to righteousness by the transforming effects of grace
- also intr law to prove (a person) to have sufficient means to act as surety, etc, or (of a person) to qualify to provide bail or surety
Derived Forms
- ˈܲپˌھ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·پ·ھ· noun
- ܲ·پ·ڲ·Բ· adverb
- ·ܲ·پ·ڲ verb (used with object) prejustified prejustifying
- ·ܲ·پ·ڲ verb (used with object) rejustified rejustifying
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of justify1
Example Sentences
Lauren’s celebrity and the circumstances of the shooting have sparked debate about whether she was justified to defend her property.
She added that she was satisfied Kelly was the one who pulled the trigger but concluded that a life sentence for Kelly was "not justified".
On Wednesday, he told Bauer’s attorneys they had not justified their fees.
But for Lissu, the local elections justified his calls for reforms ahead of the presidential and parliamentary polls.
The Party has been appealing to nationalist sentiments to justify its retaliatory tariffs, with state media calling on people to "weather storms together".
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