justification
a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party.
an act of justifying: The painter's justification of his failure to finish on time didn't impress me.
the state of being justified.
Also called justification by faith .Theology. the act of God whereby humankind is made or accounted just, or free from guilt or penalty of sin.
Printing. the spacing of words and letters within a line of type so that all full lines in a column have even margins both on the left and on the right.
Origin of justification
1Other words from justification
- pre·jus·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
- re·jus·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
- su·per·jus·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
Words Nearby justification
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How to use justification in a sentence
Politicians are good at finding justifications for doing things they said they wouldn’t.
What McConnell got — and didn’t — on the filibuster | Aaron Blake | January 26, 2021 | Washington PostA traffic violation was the overwhelming justification for a stop, followed by an officer’s reasonable suspicion that someone was engaged in criminal activity.
Why Complaints Against the Sheriff’s Department Are Surging | Jesse Marx | December 22, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoAs the Tampa Bay Times reports, this approach can provide algorithmic justification for further police harassment of minority and low-income communities.
They called on the state’s attorney and chief of police to sign off on any no-knock warrant, and for the department to require additional justification for serving a warrant at night.
They may contact observers to request specific details about unusual sightings, point out misidentifications, or ask for justification about higher-than-expected numbers reported for a particular species.
Obama has latched on to the failure of the embargo to topple the Castros as justification to shuffle the deck.
Ironically, the same psychological crutch of self-justification can then help in these situations.
How much of a “pass” do I get, if I claim a religious justification?
Catholic Church: Religious Freedom Trumps Civil Rights | Jay Michaelson | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI think maybe it was the justification he used for that and how he treated my mum for having what he thought was an affair.
But at the same time they were not without cause of justification.
‘The Good Wife’ Star Mike Colter Defends Lemond Bishop’s Killer Instincts | Kevin Fallon | September 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEven if this colour scheme will not work, there is still a justification for the Asquithian phrase.
I think that the mere fact that my hair annoys Mr. Baxter is sufficient justification for its length.
First Plays | A. A. MilneThe evidence at our disposal, however, gives little justification for such a view.
The peculiar history of the play is my only justification for giving you all these details of its otherwise unimportant career.
The Autobiography of a Play | Bronson HowardBut if there is no justification there is at least a very effective excuse in the mental confusedness of our time.
The New Machiavelli | Herbert George Wells
British Dictionary definitions for justification
/ (ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) /
reasonable grounds for complaint, defence, etc
the act of justifying; proof, vindication, or exculpation
theol
the act of justifying
the process of being justified or the condition of having been justified
Also called: justification by faith Protestant theol the doctrine that God vindicates only those who repent and believe in Jesus
printing computing the process of adjusting interword spacing in text or data so that both right and left margins are straight
computing the process of moving data right or left so that the first or last character occurs in a predefined position
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