noun. undefined

noun. The act of justifying.

noun. The condition or fact of being justified.

noun. Something, such as a fact or circumstance, that justifies: synonym: apology.

noun. The act of justifying, or of showing something to be just or right; proof of fairness, propriety, or right intention; vindication; exculpation; upholding.

noun. Specifically In law: The showing of a sufficient reason in court why a defendant did what he is called to answer: as, a plea in justification.

noun. Proof by a surety offered for a party of whom security is required in legal proceedings that he is of adequate pecuniary ability.

noun. In theology, the act by which the soul is reconciled to God.

noun. The act of adjusting or making exact; the act of fitting together, as the parts of anything: as, the justification of lines or types, in printing.

noun. Synonyms and Exculpation, exoneration.

noun. The act of justifying or the state of being justified; a showing or proving to be just or conformable to law, justice, right, or duty; defense; vindication; support

noun. The showing in court of a sufficient lawful reason why a party charged or accused did that for which he is called to answer.

noun. The act of justifying, or the state of being justified, in respect to God's requirements.

noun. Adjustment of type (in printing), or of the final spacing of printed text, by spacing it so as to make it exactly fill a line, or line up at one edge of the allotted portion of the printed page; adjustment of a cut so as to hold it in the right place; also, the leads, quads, etc., used for making such adjustment.

noun. A reason, explanation, or excuse which provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.

noun. The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).

noun. the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning

noun. something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary

noun. a statement in explanation of some action or belief

"When we discuss the nature of justification, we must distinguish between two different issues: First, what do we mean when we use the word ˜justification™?"

exculpation  excuse  

circumstance  condition  consideration  exoneration  vindication  

Alsatian  Americanization  Appalachian  Balkanization  Christianization  

acceptance  aim  apology  atonement  confirmation  

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