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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :   [ easton ]

  Justification
     a forensic term, opposed to condemnation. As regards its nature,
     it is the judicial act of God, by which he pardons all the sins
     of those who believe in Christ, and accounts, accepts, and
     treats them as righteous in the eye of the law, i.e., as
     conformed to all its demands. In addition to the pardon (q.v.)
     of sin, justification declares that all the claims of the law
     are satisfied in respect of the justified. It is the act of a
     judge and not of a sovereign. The law is not relaxed or set
     aside, but is declared to be fulfilled in the strictest sense;
     and so the person justified is declared to be entitled to all
     the advantages and rewards arising from perfect obedience to the
     law (Rom. 5:1-10).
     
       It proceeds on the imputing or crediting to the believer by
     God himself of the perfect righteousness, active and passive, of
     his Representative and Surety, Jesus Christ (Rom. 10:3-9).
     Justification is not the forgiveness of a man without
     righteousness, but a declaration that he possesses a
     righteousness which perfectly and for ever satisfies the law,
     namely, Christ's righteousness (2 Cor. 5:21; Rom. 4:6-8).
     
       The sole condition on which this righteousness is imputed or
     credited to the believer is faith in or on the Lord Jesus
     Christ. Faith is called a "condition," not because it possesses
     any merit, but only because it is the instrument, the only
     instrument by which the soul appropriates or apprehends Christ
     and his righteousness (Rom. 1:17; 3:25, 26; 4:20, 22; Phil.
     3:8-11; Gal. 2:16).
     
       The act of faith which thus secures our justification secures
     also at the same time our sanctification (q.v.); and thus the
     doctrine of justification by faith does not lead to
     licentiousness (Rom. 6:2-7). Good works, while not the ground,
     are the certain consequence of justification (6:14; 7:6). (See
     GALATIANS, EPISTLE TO.)
     

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Justification \Jus`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. justificatio: cf. F.
     justification. See Justify.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. The act of justifying or the state of being justified; a
        showing or proving to be just or conformable to law,
        justice, right, or duty; defense; vindication; support;
        as, arguments in justification of the prisoner's conduct;
        his disobedience admits justification.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I hope, for my brother's justification, he wrote
              this but as an essay or taste of my virtue. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Law) The showing in court of a sufficient lawful reason
        why a party charged or accused did that for which he is
        called to answer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Theol.) The act of justifying, or the state of being
        justified, in respect to God's requirements.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised
              again for our justification.          --Rom. iv. 25.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              In such righteousness
              To them by faith imputed, they may find
              Justification toward God, and peace
              Of conscience.                        --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Print.) Adjustment of type (in printing), or of the final
        spacing of printed text, by spacing it so as to make it
        exactly fill a line, or line up at one edge of the
        allotted portion of the printed page; adjustment of a cut
        so as to hold it in the right place; also, the leads,
        quads, etc., used for making such adjustment; as, left
        justification is the most common format for simple
        letters, but left and right justification is typically
        used in books.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Justification \Jus`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. justificatio: cf. F.
     justification. See Justify.]
     1. The act of justifying or the state of being justified; a
        showing or proving to be just or conformable to law,
        justice, right, or duty; defense; vindication; support;
        as, arguments in justification of the prisoner's conduct;
        his disobedience admits justification.
  
              I hope, for my brother's justification, he wrote
              this but as an essay or taste of my virtue. --Shak.
  
     2. (Law) The showing in court of a sufficient lawful reason
        why a party charged or accused did that for which he is
        called to answer.
  
     3. (Theol.) The act of justifying, or the state of being
        justified, in respect to God's requirements.
  
              Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised
              again for our justification.          --Rom. iv. 25.
  
              In such righteousness To them by faith imputed, they
              may find Justification toward God, and peace Of
              conscience.                           --Milton.
  
     4. (Print.) Adjustment of type by spacing it so as to make it
        exactly fill a line, or of a cut so as to hold it in the
        right place; also, the leads, quads, etc., used for making
        such adjustment.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  justification
       n 1: something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an
            action to be reasonable or necessary; "he considered
            misrule a justification for revolution"
       2: a statement in explanation of some action or belief
       3: the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by
          reasoning; "the justification of barbarous means by holy
          ends"- H.J.Muller

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  justification
     Γαλλικά n.
     η αιτιολόγηση, η δικαίωση, η δικαιολογία

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  justification
     Middle French n.
     #English (all senses)
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone
  believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or
  for a belief or occurrence.
     2 (lb en Christianity uncountable) The forgiveness of sin.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  justification
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone
  believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or
  for a belief or occurrence.
     2 (lb en Christianity uncountable) The forgiveness of sin.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  justification
     Middle French n.
     #English (all senses)
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone
  believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or
  for a belief or occurrence.
     2 (lb en Christianity uncountable) The forgiveness of sin.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  justification
     Middle French n.
     #English (all senses)
     n.
     1 (lb en countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone
  believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or
  for a belief or occurrence.
     2 (lb en Christianity uncountable) The forgiveness of sin.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  justification
     Englanti n.
     oikeutus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  justification
     Engelska n.
     1 motivering, försvar, rättfärdigande
     2 (tagg typografi språk=en) justering

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Justification /dʒˌʌstɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/
  التبرير

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  justification //ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən// 
  1. извине́ние, оправда́ние
  reason, explanation, or excuse
  2. подравня́ване
  text alignment

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  justification /dʒˌʌstɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/ 
  odůvodnění

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  justification /dʒˌʌstɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/ 
  ospravedlnění

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  justification /dʒˌʌstɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/ 
  cyfiawnhad 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  justification /dʒˌʌstɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/
   [personal] Begründung , Rechtfertigung  [persönliche]
           Note: für etw.
        "provide justification for/of sth."  - Gründe für etw. geltend machen
        "be used as a justification for sth."  - als Begründung/Rechtfertigung für etw. herangezogen werden
        "in justification of sth."  - als Rechtfertigung für etw., um etw. zu rechtfertigen
        "a press conference in justification of his/her actions"  - eine Pressekonferenz, um sich zu rechtfertigen
        "She gave no justification for arriving late."  - Für ihre Verspätung gab sie keine Begründung an.
        "All I can say in justification of his actions is that …"  - Alles was ich zu seiner Rechtfertigung sagen kann, ist, dass …
           Note: for/of sth.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  justification /dʒˌʌstɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/
  Bestätigung , Beleg 
           Note: für etw., Bekräftigung 
           Note: von etw. Angezweifeltem durch einen Umstand
     Synonym: vindication
  
   see: justifications, vindications
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  justification /dʒˌʌstɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/
  Einstellung , Justierung , Ausrichtung 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  justification /dʒˌʌstɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/
   [factual] Grund  [sachlicher] , Grundlage  [sachliche] , Rechtfertigung  [sachliche]
           Note: für etw.
        "with some justification"  - nicht ganz zu Unrecht
        "There is as yet no justification/warrant for ruling out this possibility."  - Bisher gibt es keinen Grund, diese Möglichkeit auszuschließen.
        "There is no justification/warrant for this assumption."  - Diese Annahme entbehrt jeder Grundlage.
        "There is no possible justification for what she did."  - Es gibt keinerlei Rechtfertigung dafür, was sie getan hat.
     Synonym: warrant
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  justification /dʒˌʌstɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/
  
  δικαιολογία, αιτιολογία, τεκμηρίωση

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  justification //ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən// 
  1. vanhurskauttaminen
  forgiveness of sin
  2. oikeutus
  reason, explanation, or excuse
  3. suljenta, tasaus
  text alignment

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  justification /dʒˌʌstɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/ 
  1. औचित्य
        "I can't give any more justification on the statement."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  justification /dʒˌʌstɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/
  izjednačivanje brzine digitalnog signala, opravdanost, poravnavanje, prilagođavanje

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  justification /dʒˌʌstɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/
  1. nyomdai sorkizárás
  2. indoklás
  3. megokolás
  4. mentség
  5. igazolás

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  justification //ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən// 
  1. 正当化
  reason, explanation, or excuse
  2. ジャスティフィケーション, 行揃え
  text alignment

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  justification /ˌʤʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ 
   1.  uzasadnienie, usprawiedliwienie
   2.  [komp]  wyrównywanie, justowanie

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  justification /dʒˌʌstɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/ 
  justificativa

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  justification //ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən// 
  1. rättfärdigande, rättfärdiggörelse
  reason, explanation, or excuse
  2. justering
  text alignment

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  justification /dʒˌʌstɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/
  1. haklı çıkarma veya çıkma, mazur gösterme
  2. (huk.) iftira davalarında sanığın iddialarının doğruluğunu ispat etmesi
  3. mazeret, sebep, hak
  4. temize çıkarma, ispat
  5. (matb.) sayfanın sağ kenarındaki yazıları taşırmama.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  justification /ʒystifikasjˈɔ̃/
  reizhabegadur (reizhabegadurioù /ʁɛzabɡadyʁjˈu/), reizhabegiñ, kantreizh

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  justification /ʒys.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/ 
  извине́ние

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  justification /ʒys.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/ 
  Rechtfertigung

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  justification /ʒys.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/ 
  giustificazione

From French-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:fra-nld ]

  justification /ʒystifikasjõ/
  motivering, rechtvaardiging, wettiging

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  justification /ʒys.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/ 
  justificación

From français-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-swe ]

  justification /ʒys.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/ 
  justering, rättfärdigande, rättfärdiggörelse, försvar

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌdʒəstəfəˈkeɪʃən/

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/ʒystifikasjɔ̃/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  80 Moby Thesaurus words for "justification":
     Intertype, Linotype, Monotype, account, apologetic, apologia,
     beatification, beatitude, blessedness, blessing, canonization,
     cold-type typesetting, composing, composing stick, composition,
     computerized typesetting, consecration, dedication, defense,
     defensibility, devotion, drumhead justice, dueness, dummy,
     enshrinement, equitableness, equity, evenhandedness, exaltation,
     furniture, galley chase, give-and-take, glorification, grace,
     hallowing, hot-metal typesetting, imposition, justice,
     justifiability, justifiableness, justification by works, justness,
     lawfulness, layout, legality, line of type, measure for measure,
     meetness, nemesis, photocomposition, photosetting, phototypesetter,
     phototypesetting machine, poetic justice, properness, propriety,
     purification, quoin, rationale, rationalization, reason,
     retributive justice, right, rightfulness, rightness, rude justice,
     sainthood, sainting, sanctification, scales of justice, setting,
     setting apart, slug, state of grace, summary justice, typesetting,
     typesetting machine, warrantability, warrantedness,
     what is right
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 辩护,证明正当,释罪;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 辩护,证明正当,释罪

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