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JUSTIFY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
justify implies showing to be true, just, or valid by appeal to a standard or to precedent.
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JUSTIFY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
JUSTIFY definition: 1. to give or to be a good reason for: 2. If you justify yourself, you give a good reason for what…. Learn more.
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JUSTIFY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
Justify definition: to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right.. See examples of JUSTIFY used in a sentence.
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Definition of justify verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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JUSTIFY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
To justify a decision, action, or idea means to show or prove that it is reasonable or necessary. No argument can justify a war. [VERB noun] Ministers agreed that this decision was fully justified by economic conditions. [VERB noun]
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justify (third-person singular simple present justifies, present participle justifying, simple past and past participle justified) (transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for. quotations
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Justify - definition of justify by The Free Dictionary
1. to show or prove to be just, right, or reasonable: The pleasure we get from these paintings justifies their high cost. 2. to defend or uphold as warranted or well-grounded: Don't try to justify his rudeness. 3. to declare innocent or guiltless; absolve; acquit.