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justification [ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] n
1. reasonable grounds for complaint, defence, etc. 2. the act of justifying; proof, vindication, or exculpation 3. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) Theol a. the act of justifying b. the process of being justified or the condition of having been justified 4. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) Also called justification by faith Protestant theol the doctrine that God vindicates only those who repent and believe in Jesus 5. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing Computing the process of adjusting interword spacing in text or data so that both right and left margins are straight 6. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing the process of moving data right or left so that the first or last character occurs in a predefined position ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
justification noun reason, grounds, defence, basis, excuse, approval, plea, warrant, apology, rationale, vindication, rationalization, absolution, exoneration, explanation, exculpation, extenuation I knew there was no justification for what I was doing. Translations justification [ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] N → justificación f there's no justification for it → esto no tiene justificación posible in justification of or for sth → como justificación de algo justification [ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] n → justification f there's no justification for ... → rien ne peut justifier ... it could be said, with some justification that ... → on pourrait dire, à juste titre, que ... justification n → Rechtfertigung f (→ of +gen, → for für); it can be said in his justification that … → zu seiner Verteidigung or Entschuldigung kann gesagt werden, dass …; as (a) justification for his action → zur Rechtfertigung or Verteidigung seiner Handlungsweise; he had no justification for lying → er hatte keine Rechtfertigung or Entschuldigung für seine Lüge (Typ) → Justieren nt; (Comput) → Randausgleich m justification [ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → giustificazione f in justification of or for → a giustificazione di justification [ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → giustificazione f in justification of or for → a giustificazione di How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Letters are good, when a man would draw an answer by letter back again; or when it may serve for a man's justification afterwards to produce his own letter; or where it may be danger to be interrupted, or heard by pieces. I am sorry to have incurred his displeasure, but can expect nothing better while he is so very eager in Lady Susan's justification. Better quarters could have been found him, but Marshal Davout was one of those men who purposely put themselves in most depressing conditions to have a justification for being gloomy. |
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