verb, -fied, -fy⋅ing.| 1. | to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means. |
| 2. | to defend or uphold as warranted or well-grounded: Don't try to justify his rudeness. |
| 3. | Theology. to declare innocent or guiltless; absolve; acquit. |
| 4. | Printing.
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| 5. | Law.
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| 6. | Printing. (of a line of type) to fit exactly into a desired length. |