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.
a.
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.
b.
to level and square (a strike).
verb (used without object)
5.
Law.
a.
to show a satisfactory reason or excuse for something done.
b.
to qualify as bail or surety.
6.
Printing. (of a line of type) to fit exactly into a desired length.
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Unjustifiedis always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Origin: 1250–1300; Middle English justifien < Old French justifier < Late Latin jūstificāre, equivalent to Latin jūsti- (combining form of jūstusjust1) + -ficāre-fy
Related forms
jus·ti·fi·er, noun
jus·ti·fy·ing·ly, adverb
half-jus·ti·fied, adjective
pre·jus·ti·fy, verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
re·jus·ti·fy, verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.
c.1300, "to administer justice," also "to show (something) to be just or right," from O.Fr. justifer, from L. justificare "act justly toward, make just," from justificus "dealing justly, righteous," from justus "just" (see just (adj.)) + root of facere "to do" (see