Etymology : Middle English justifien, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French justifier, from Late Latin justificare, from Latin justus
Pronunciation : 'j&s-t&-"fI
Function : verb
Date : 14th century
1. vindicate, defend, support, excuse; cause to exactly fill a line of type (of words or letters). justify\jus"ti*fy\, v. i.
2. (print.) to form an even surface or true line with something else; to fit exactly.
3. (law) to take oath to the ownership of property sufficient to qualify one's self as bail or surety.justify \jus"ti*fy\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. justified ; p. pr. & vb. n. justifying .] [f. justifier, l. justificare; justus just + -ficare (in comp.) to make. see:
just, a., and -fy.].
4. to prove or show to be just; to vindicate; to maintain or defend as conformable to law, right, justice, propriety, or duty. that to the height of this great argument i may assert eternal providence, and justify the ways of god to men. unless the oppression is so extreme as to justify revolution, it would not justify the evil of breaking up a government. everett.
5. to pronounce free from guilt or blame; to declare or prove to have done that which is just, right, proper, etc.; to absolve; to exonerate; to clear. i can not justify whom the law condemns.
6. (theol.) to treat as if righteous and just; to pardon; to exculpate; to absolve. by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of moses. xiii.
7. 4. to prove; to ratify; to confirm. [obs.].
8. (print.) to make even or true, as lines of type, by proper spacing; to adjust, as type. see:
justification, 4.
9. To prove or show to be just; to vindicate; to maintain or defend as conformable to law, right, justice, propriety, or duty.
10. To pronounce free from guilt or blame; to declare or prove to have done that which is just, right, proper, etc.; to absolve; to exonerate; to clear.
11. To treat as if righteous and just; to pardon; to exculpate; to absolve.
12. To prove; to ratify; to confirm.
13. To make even or true, as lines of type, by proper spacing; to adjust, as type.
14. See Justification, 4.
15. To form an even surface or true line with something else; to fit exactly.
16. To take oath to the ownership of property sufficient to qualify one's self as bail or surety.
17. To show to have had a sufficient legal reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or accusation.
18. To qualify as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property. adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins" show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim" show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means".
19. 1. To justify a decision, action, or idea means to show or prove that it is reasonable or necessary. No argument can justify a war Ministers agreed that this decision was fully justified by economic conditions.
20. To justify printed text means to adjust the spaces between the words so that each line of type is exactly the same length. Click on this icon to align or justify text. see also:
left-justify, right-justify.
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