English
Alternative spellings
justifie (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin justificare, make just, from justus, iustus, just, + ficare, make, from facere.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�d��stɪfaɪ/
audio|en-us-justify.ogg|Audio (US)
Verb
en-verb|justifies|justifying|justified|justified
- To provide an acceptable explanation.
#: How can you justify spending so much money on clothes?
#: Paying too much for car insurance is not justified.
- To give a good, acceptable reason for something.
#: Nothing can justify your rude behaviour last night.
- To arrange lines on a page or computer screen in such a way that both edges of writing are straight.
#: The text will look better justified.
Translations
trans-top|to provide an acceptable explanation
Albanian: arsyetoj
Finnish: perustella
German: rechtfertigen
trans-mid
Polish: usprawiedliwia�
Scots: justifee
Spanish: legitimar, justificar
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trans-top|to give a good, acceptable reason for something
Albanian: shpjegoj
Finnish: oikeuttaa, perustella
German: rechtfertigen
trans-mid
Polish: usprawiedliwia�
Scots: justifee
Spanish: legitimar, justificar
trans-bottom
trans-top|to arrange lines on a page or computer screen
Finnish: tasata
German: ausrichten, justieren
trans-mid
Polish: wyjustowa�
trans-bottom
Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Dutch: rechtvaardigen
ttbc|French: justifiez
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Related terms
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