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justification
[juhs-tuh-fi-key-shuhn]
noun
a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends.
His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party.
an act of justifying.
The painter's justification of his failure to finish on time didn't impress me.
the state of being justified.
Also called justification by faith.Theology.the act of God whereby humankind is made or accounted just, or free from guilt or penalty of sin.
Printing.the spacing of words and letters within a line of type so that all full lines in a column have even margins both on the left and on the right.
justification
/ ˌʌɪɪˈɪʃə /
noun
reasonable grounds for complaint, defence, etc
the act of justifying; proof, vindication, or exculpation
theol
the act of justifying
the process of being justified or the condition of having been justified
Also called: justification by faith.Protestant theol the doctrine that God vindicates only those who repent and believe in Jesus
printing computing the process of adjusting interword spacing in text or data so that both right and left margins are straight
computing the process of moving data right or left so that the first or last character occurs in a predefined position
Other 51Թ Forms
- prejustification noun
- rejustification noun
- superjustification noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of justification1
Example Sentences
Israel's justification for its attack on Iran is to stop its nuclear programme.
The anchor repeatedly pushed back on Netanyahu's justifications for launching missile strikes on Iran.
"There isn't any justification for the cruelty experienced by these animals on fur farms," she said.
"There is not justification for what happened," he added.
This religious justification for seizing Palestinian land has been a regular theme of hard-right nationalist parties in Netanyahu's coalition, since well before the war.
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