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  Justify \Jus"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Justified; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Justifying.] [F. justifier, L. justificare; justus
     just + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Just, a., and
     -fy.]
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     1. To prove or show to be just; to vindicate; to maintain or
        defend as conformable to law, right, justice, propriety,
        or duty.
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              That to the height of this great argument
              I may assert eternal providence,
              And justify the ways of God to men.   --Milton.
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              Unless the oppression is so extreme as to justify
              revolution, it would not justify the evil of
              breaking up a government.             --E. Everett.
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     2. 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.
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              I can not justify whom the law condemns. --Shak.
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     3. (Theol.) To treat as if righteous and just; to pardon; to
        exculpate; to absolve.
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              By him all that believe are justified from all
              things, from which ye could not be justified by the
              law of Moses.                         --Acts xiii.
                                                    39.
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     4. To prove; to ratify; to confirm. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     5. (Print.) To make even or true, as lines of type, by proper
        spacing; to align (text) at the left (left justify) or
        right (right justify) margins of a column or page, or at
        both margins; to adjust, as type. See Justification, 4.
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     6. (Law)
        (a) To show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal
            reason for an act that has been made the subject of a
            charge or accusation.
        (b) To qualify (one's self) as a surety by taking oath to
            the ownership of sufficient property.
            [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
                  The production of bail in court, who there
                  justify themselves against the exception of the
                  plaintiff.                        --Bouvier's
                                                    Law Dict.
            [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     Syn: To defend; maintain; vindicate; excuse; exculpate;
          absolve; exonerate.
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  Justify \Jus"ti*fy\, v. i.
     1. (Print.) To form an even surface or true line with
        something else; to fit exactly.
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     2. (Law) To take oath to the ownership of property sufficient
        to qualify one's self as bail or surety.
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  Justify \Jus"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Justified; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Justifying.] [F. justifier, L. justificare; justus
     just + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Just, a., and
     -fy.]
     1. To prove or show to be just; to vindicate; to maintain or
        defend as conformable to law, right, justice, propriety,
        or duty.
  
              That to the height of this great argument I may
              assert eternal providence, And justify the ways of
              God to men.                           --Milton.
  
              Unless the oppression is so extreme as to justify
              revolution, it would not justify the evil of
              breaking up a government.             --E. Everett.
  
     2. 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.
  
              I can not justify whom the law condemns. --Shak.
  
     3. (Theol.) To treat as if righteous and just; to pardon; to
        exculpate; to absolve.
  
              By him all that believe are justified from all
              things, from which ye could not be justified by the
              law of Moses.                         --Acts xiii.
                                                    39.
  
     4. To prove; to ratify; to confirm. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     5. (Print.) To make even or true, as lines of type, by proper
        spacing; to adjust, as type. See Justification, 4.
  
     Syn: To defend; maintain; vindicate; excuse; exculpate;
          absolve; exonerate.

  Justify \Jus"ti*fy\, v. i.
     1. (Print.) To form an even surface or true line with
        something else; to fit exactly.

  Justify \Jus"ti*fy\, v. t. (Law)
     (a) 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.
     (b) To qualify (one's self) as a surely by taking oath to the
         ownership of sufficient property.
  
               The production of bail in court, who there justify
               themselves against the exception of the plaintiff.
                                                    --Bouvier's
                                                    Law Dict.

  justify
       v 1: show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The
            emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The
            end justifies the means" [syn: warrant]
       2: show to be right by providing justification or proof;
          "vindicate a claim" [syn: vindicate]
       3: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by
          reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy
          behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success" [syn: apologize,
           apologise, excuse, rationalize, rationalise]
       4: let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"
          [syn: absolve, free] [ant: blame]
       5: adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins"
       [also: justified]

  justify
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 δικαιολογώ, προσφέρω ένα λόγο ή μια εξήγηση
     2 ευθυγραμμίζω και την δεξιά και την αριστερή άκρη μιας παραγράφου
  κειμένου σε έντυπο ή σε οθόνη υπολογιστή

  justify
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for.
     2 (lb en transitive) To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.
     3 (lb en transitive) To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen
  such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are
  aligned.
     4 (lb en transitive) To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or
  sin.
     5 (lb en reflexive) To give reasons for one’s actions; to make an
  argument to prove that one is in the right.
     6 To prove; to ratify; to confirm.
     7 (lb en legal) To show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal
  reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or
  accusation.
     8 (lb en legal) To qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to
  the ownership of sufficient property.

  justify
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for.
     2 (lb en transitive) To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.
     3 (lb en transitive) To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen
  such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are
  aligned.
     4 (lb en transitive) To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or
  sin.
     5 (lb en reflexive) To give reasons for one’s actions; to make an
  argument to prove that one is in the right.
     6 To prove; to ratify; to confirm.
     7 (lb en legal) To show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal
  reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or
  accusation.
     8 (lb en legal) To qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to
  the ownership of sufficient property.

  justify
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for.
     2 (lb en transitive) To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.
     3 (lb en transitive) To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen
  such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are
  aligned.
     4 (lb en transitive) To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or
  sin.
     5 (lb en reflexive) To give reasons for one’s actions; to make an
  argument to prove that one is in the right.
     6 To prove; to ratify; to confirm.
     7 (lb en legal) To show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal
  reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or
  accusation.
     8 (lb en legal) To qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to
  the ownership of sufficient property.

  justify
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for.
     2 (lb en transitive) To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.
     3 (lb en transitive) To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen
  such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are
  aligned.
     4 (lb en transitive) To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or
  sin.
     5 (lb en reflexive) To give reasons for one’s actions; to make an
  argument to prove that one is in the right.
     6 To prove; to ratify; to confirm.
     7 (lb en legal) To show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal
  reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or
  accusation.
     8 (lb en legal) To qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to
  the ownership of sufficient property.

  justify
     Englanti vb.
     1 oikeuttaa jk, olla moraalinen peruste jllk
     2 perustella jk teko, mielipide, ehdotus jllk
     3 tasata (''tekstiä'')

  justify
     Engelska vb.
     1 rättfärdiga
     2 motivera
     3 (tagg teknik språk=en) justera

  Justify /dʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/
  برّر

  justify //ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfaɪ// 
  1. подравня́, подравня́вам
  arrange lines on a page or computer screen
  2. извиня́, извиня́вам, обясня́, обясня́вам
  give a good, acceptable reason for something
  3. оправда́вам, оправда́я
  provide an acceptable explanation
  4. опроща́вам
  to absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin

  justify /dʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/
  ospravedlnit

  justify /dʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/
  ospravedlňovat

  justify /dʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/ 
  omlouvat

  justify /dʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/ 
  oprávnit

  justify /dʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/ 
  cyfiawnhau 

  justify /dʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/ 
  begründen, rechtfertigen 
     Synonym: back up
  
   see: justifying, backing up, justified, backed up
  

  justify /dʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/ 
  rechtfertigen 
   see: justifying, justified, justifies, justified
  

  justify /dʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/
  
  δικαιώνω, δικαιολογώ

  justify //ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfaɪ// 
  1. tasapalsta, tasata
  arrange lines on a page or computer screen
  2. perustella, oikeuttaa
  give a good, acceptable reason for something
  3. perustella
  provide an acceptable explanation

  justify /dʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/ 
  1. सत्य~ठहराना
        "Her excellent performance in the exam has justified her ability to succeed."

  justify /dʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/
  dati za pravo, obostrano poravnati, opravda, opravdati, opravdavati

  justify //ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfaɪ// 
  言い開く
  provide an acceptable explanation

  justify /ˈʤʌstɪfaɪ/ 
   1.  uzasadniać, usprawiedliwiać
   2.  [komp]  wyrównywać, justować

  justify /dʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/ 
  justificar

  justify /dʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/
  1. a alinia la margini
  2. aliniere la margini

  justify //ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfaɪ// 
  1. rättfärdiga 2.
  provide an acceptable explanation
   3.
  give a good, acceptable reason for something
  2. frita från skuld
  to absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin

  justify /dʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/
  1. doğrulamak, haklı çıkarmak
  2. suçsuzluğunu ispat etmek, temize çıkarmak
  3. (matb.) yazının sağ kenarını taşırmadan düz yapmak.

  
/ˈdʒəstəˌfaɪ/

  82 Moby Thesaurus words for "justify":
     absolve, account, account for, acquit, allow, amnesty, approve,
     argue, assert, authenticate, authorize, back, bear out, claim,
     clear, compose, confirm, contend, corroborate, cry sour grapes,
     decontaminate, defend, demonstrate, destigmatize, discharge,
     dismiss, dispense from, do justice to, exculpate, excuse, exempt,
     exempt from, exonerate, explain, explain away, extenuate, forgive,
     free, give absolution, gloss, grant amnesty to, grant immunity,
     grant remission, impose, legalize, legitimate, legitimatize,
     legitimize, let go, let off, make up, nonpros, overrun, palliate,
     pardon, permit, pi, pi a form, prove, purge, quash the charge,
     rationalize, rehabilitate, reinstate, release, remit, restore,
     sanction, set, set free, set in print, shrive, substantiate,
     support, sustain, uphold, validate, verify, vindicate, warrant,
     whitewash, withdraw the charge
  
  

  v. 替...辩护,证明,证明正当;

  Justify
     vt. 证明…是正当的;为…提供法律根据
     vi. 提出有充分法律根据,证明合法