- F. justifier, L. justificare; justus just + -ficarein comp.) to make. See Justa., and -fy
- 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.
- 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.
- TheolTo 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.
- To prove; to ratify; to confirm.Obs
- PrintTo make even or true, as lines of type, by proper spacing; to align (text) at the left (left justify) or right (right justify) margins of a column or page, or at both margins; to adjust, as type. See Justification, 4.
- LawTo show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or accusation.To qualify (one's self) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property.The production of bail in court, who there justify themselves against the exception of the plaintiff.To defend; maintain; vindicate; excuse; exculpate; absolve; exonerate.
