verb🔗ShareTo provide an acceptable explanation for."How can you justify spending so much money on clothes?"moralphilosophylogiclawstatementChat 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."computingwritingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin."The lawyer was working hard, gathering evidence, hoping to find something that would be justifying his client in the eyes of the jury. "theologyreligionphilosophymorallawguiltChat 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."actionmoralphilosophyrightChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo prove; to ratify; to confirm."The lawyer was justifying his client's actions by presenting evidence of self-defense. "lawbusinessmoralphilosophyChat 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 lawyer spent hours justifying his client's actions in self-defense to the court. "lawgovernmentpoliticsstaterightmoralactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property."The farmer was justifying himself as a surety for the loan by swearing an oath that he owned enough land to cover it. "propertylawfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA process of justification."The justifying of her absence from school was a lengthy process, involving multiple phone calls and documents. "processactionlawphilosophylogicmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading