Word Finder - justify

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To provide an acceptable explanation for.

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How can you justify spending so much money on clothes?

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To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.

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Nothing can justify your rude behaviour last night.

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To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned.

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The text will look better justified.

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To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin.

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To give reasons for one’s actions; to make an argument to prove that one is in the right.

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She felt no need to justify herself for deciding not to invite him.

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To prove; to ratify; to confirm.

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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.

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

That didn't justify what I did.

I know there's nothing I can say to justify my actions.

I can't justify murder.

In the light of that truth, a reformed intuitionalism might justify itself.

His course was disapproved; he was recalled and brought before the council of state, which blamed his conduct without giving him a chance to justify himself.

So far it had done nothing to justify its subsequent reputation.

For single moms, going back to school grants may be the only way they can justify the expense of going back to college because the grants will prevent them from jeopardizing the family finances.

Thus we justify, on grounds of instrumentation, laws usually known as laws of harmony and counterpoint.

The successful defence of Varna and Silistria seemed to justify the stubbornness of the Porte.

The very fact that the nineteenth century has not produced many authors whom the world may count among the greatest of all time does not in my opinion justify the remark, "There may come a time when people cease to write."

As Christians it's easy to try and justify our angry outbursts by pointing a finger at God's anger.

You know, because we all need to stare at clothes most of us could never afford (or justify).

They're able to justify those figures because movie studios know these big names put filmgoers in theater seats.

The body charged with the guarding of the constitution was thus brought by Bonaparte to justify its violation; and a way was thus opened for the legalizing of further irregularities.

Taste and elegance are two themes that typically justify a high-end clothing purchase.

In the cases of Odo of Bayeux (1082) and of William of St Calais, bishop of Durham (1088), he used his legal ingenuity to justify the trial of bishops before a lay tribunal.

That readiness will not weaken in me, but I and Russia have a right to expect from you all the zeal, firmness, and success which your intellect, military talent, and the courage of the troops you command justify us in expecting.

How do colleges justify sports scholarships for cheerleaders?

Hegel's first performance seemed to justify the rumour.

There is nothing you can say to justify this.

It was harder and harder to justify not yielding to his arrangement, if only for the pleasure of his body.

The permission to do so was embodied in a proclamation, in which the conqueror endeavoured to justify his claim to the Babylonian throne.

The employer must act reasonably in deciding that the reason is sufficient to justify dismissal.

Nothing could possibly justify the murder of a 15-year-old schoolboy - those who could commit such a crime have absolutely nothing to offer society.

How can Reef Entertainment justify releasing this effluence on the general public?

Exclusion should not be used for breaking the home-school agreement - the incident itself should justify the exclusion should not be used for breaking the home-school agreement - the incident itself should justify the exclusion.

I can't really justify that expense for a handful of comments from a handful of readers.

There are far too many good first person shooters around for me to justify wading through endless labyrinths.

However, to accept macroevolution by extension of the principle is doctrinally very hard to justify.

Not even the Greeks would claim the divine inspiration of Greek nationalism, and few would now justify the massacres.

Select and justify a suitable means of data analysis.

But there are still the numbers of retired miners in Lothian to justify this home staying open.

Plus you worry that you would not pick up enough business to justify the outlay.

It is always far easier to justify stealing from or assaulting someone that exists outside of your social group.

There are two widespread falsehoods that are often used to justify the " debt overhang " assumption.

It is unlawful to treat part-timers less favorably than full-timers, unless you can justify the different treatment on objective grounds.

Others, such as Beauchamp and Childress, justify paternalism not through consent but solely by beneficence.

We will never know enough about the complex dynamics of our planet to justify a solid pessimism about the future.

Several authors justify the probability postulate without relying on the sleeping pill argument.

It did not finish the job and, according to the FFH, gave no plausible pretext to justify interrupting the work.

The Chinese authorities now call the separatists in the western province of Xinjiang " terrorists " to justify repression and shutting down publications.

Do you not consider that to be an attraction that would justify the retention of derating?

From October 2006, compulsory retirement below age 65 is unlawful you would need to justify any enforced retirements below that age.

Isles FM failed to justify their decision to broadcast the retraction of his original news item.

One day He will return in judgment, to condemn the wicked and justify the righteous.

This is a simple routine; the real problem lies in trying to justify its claim to produce a random sample.

Electronic photosensors are more costly than cadmium sulfide cells but savings in energy costs generally justify their installation.

In addition to this, trade data is also analyzed to ensure that current trade patterns still justify the suppression remaining in place.

But only theological effort could define and then justify the dogma.

What follows is a tense, brutal thriller that leaves you questioning whether Harris's results justify his means.