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      justify
      verb
      (transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for.
      (transitive) To be a good reason behind a normally-unacceptable action; to warrant.
      (reflexive) To give reasons for one’s actions; to make an argument to prove that one is in the right.
      (transitive) To prove; to ratify; to confirm.
      (transitive, typography) To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned.
      (transitive) To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin.
      (law) 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.
      (law) To qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property.
      Roots
      iustusjust- · Latin · lawful, rightfacio-fy · Latin · make, do
      Synonyms for justify
      vindicatevrationalizevexplainvsubstantiatevlegitimizevexculpatevabsolvevprovevvalidatevexoneratev
      Words related to justify
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