Associations to the word «Justify»

JUSTIFY, verb. (transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for.

JUSTIFY, verb. (transitive) To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.

JUSTIFY, verb. (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.

JUSTIFY, verb. (transitive) To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin.

JUSTIFY, verb. To prove; to ratify; to confirm.

JUSTIFY, verb. (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.

JUSTIFY, verb. (legal) To qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property.

JUSTIFY, verb. Show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means".

JUSTIFY, verb. Show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim".

JUSTIFY, verb. Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success".

JUSTIFY, verb. Let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility".

JUSTIFY, verb. Adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins".