verb🔗ShareTo provide an acceptable explanation for."How can you justify spending so much money on clothes?"moralphilosophyvaluelogiclawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant."Nothing can justify your rude behaviour last night."moralphilosophylawvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned."The text will look better justified."computingwritingtechnologystyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin."The security footage justifies his absence from the meeting because it shows he was helping an injured colleague. "theologyguiltreligionmoralphilosophylawsoulChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo give reasons for one’s actions; to make an argument to prove that one is in the right."She felt no need to justify herself for deciding not to invite him."actionrightlawmoralphilosophystatementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo prove; to ratify; to confirm."Paying extra for a shorter flight justifies the cost when you're late for an important meeting. "lawpoliticsphilosophyrightmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or accusation."The security footage justifies the student's claim that he was acting in self-defense after being attacked. "lawgovernmentpoliticsrightactionmoralstatesocietyguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property."Because Mr. Thompson owns several farms and a large business, he easily justifies on the bond for his son's bail. "propertylawfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
