Uk English Meaning of justify
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Definitions and Meaning of justify in English
justify (v)
show to be right by providing justification or proof
(used of God) declare innocent; absolve from the penalty of sin
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justify (a.)
To prove or show to be just; to vindicate; to maintain or defend as conformable to law, right, justice, propriety, or duty.
To pronounce free from guilt or blame; to declare or prove to have done that which is just, right, proper, etc.; to absolve; to exonerate; to clear.
To treat as if righteous and just; to pardon; to exculpate; to absolve.
To prove; to ratify; to confirm.
To make even or true, as lines of type, by proper spacing; to adjust, as type. See Justification, 4.
justify (v. i.)
To form an even surface or true line with something else; to fit exactly.
To take oath to the ownership of property sufficient to qualify one's self as bail or surety.
justify (v. t.)
To show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal reason for an act that has been made the subject of a change or accusation.
To qualify (one's self) as a surely by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property.
FAQs About the word justify
justify
show to be right by providing justification or proof, (used of God) declare innocent; absolve from the penalty of sin, adjust the spaces between wordsTo prove o
excuse,Explain,account (for),rationalise,alibi,brush (aside or off),condone,disregard,explain away,forgive
abandon,forsake,retract,reverse,take back,withdraw,abjure,disprove,rebut,recant
justifier => justifier, justifiedly => justifiably, justified => justified, justificatory => justifying, justificator => justifier,
