justification en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Texas) audio
- /ˌd͡ʒɐstəfəˈkæɪʃən/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˌd͡ʒɐstɪfɪˈkæɪʃən/ (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio Berkshire
- (Canada) audio
- /ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English justificacioun, justification, from Middle French justification, from Late Latin iustificationem, justificationem < iustificatio, from iustifico, from Latin iustus.
Meanings
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(countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
The growing use of social media to spread anger and dissent in the Arab world has been hailed by western governments as one of the chief justifications for a completely unfettered internet. The US is reportedly funding the secret rollout of technology in Iran in an effort to undermine internet censors in the country.
2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 08 May 2025:
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(uncountable) The forgiveness of sin.
[…] to articulate a common understanding of our justification by God’s grace through faith in Christ.
1999, Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- (uncountable) The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| justifications | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
self-justification · justificationism · rejustification · justificational · counterjustification · overjustification · justificationist
Relateds
acquittal · warrantedness · justify · worthwhileness · exculpation
Translations (85)
be апраўда́нне (reason, explanation, or excuse) · ja 行揃え (text alignment) · ru оправда́ние (reason, explanation, or excuse) · sk zdôvodnenie (reason, explanation, or excuse) · it spiegazione (reason, explanation, or excuse) · sv rättfärdiggörelse (reason, explanation, or excuse) · am ምክንያት (reason, explanation, or excuse) · ja 正当化 (reason, explanation, or excuse) · bg подравня́ване (text alignment) · tl pangangatwiran (reason, explanation, or excuse) · ka გამართლება (reason, explanation, or excuse) · bg извине́ние (reason, explanation, or excuse) · az bəraət (reason, explanation, or excuse) · hu igazítás (text alignment) · fr justification (reason, explanation, or excuse) · ca justificació (reason, explanation, or excuse) · pt justificação (reason, explanation, or excuse) · cmn 正當化 /正当化 (reason, explanation, or excuse) · pt justificativa (reason, explanation, or excuse) · ro justificare (reason, explanation, or excuse) · fa توجیه (reason, explanation, or excuse) · tr gerekçe (reason, explanation, or excuse) · sv rättfärdigande (reason, explanation, or excuse) · it giustificazione (text alignment) · ga réasún (reason, explanation, or excuse) · ee afiatsotso (reason, explanation, or excuse) · tr savunma (reason, explanation, or excuse) · tl paghuhustipika (reason, explanation, or excuse) · cs zdůvodnění (reason, explanation, or excuse) · de Rechtfertigung (reason, explanation, or excuse) · el απολόγηση (reason, explanation, or excuse) · es justificación (reason, explanation, or excuse) · es justificación (text alignment) · fi suljenta (text alignment) · it giustificazione (reason, explanation, or excuse) · pl uzasadnienie (reason, explanation, or excuse) · lt pasitéisinimas (reason, explanation, or excuse) · sv rättfärdiggörelse (forgiveness of sin) · uk ви́правдання (reason, explanation, or excuse) · it ragione (reason, explanation, or excuse) · cy cyfiawnhad (reason, explanation, or excuse) · it scusa (reason, explanation, or excuse) · fi tasaus (text alignment) · sq shpjegim (reason, explanation, or excuse) · fi vanhurskauttaminen (forgiveness of sin) · tr haklı çıkma (reason, explanation, or excuse) · cs ospravedlnění (reason, explanation, or excuse) · hy տողաշտկում (text alignment) · pt explicação (reason, explanation, or excuse) · tr mazeret (reason, explanation, or excuse) · hu indoklás (reason, explanation, or excuse) · cs zarovnání (text alignment) · cs odůvodnění (reason, explanation, or excuse) · el στοίχιση (text alignment) · ja ジャスティフィケーション (text alignment) · fa بهانه (reason, explanation, or excuse) · pl usprawiedliwienie (reason, explanation, or excuse) · sq arsyetim (reason, explanation, or excuse) · el δικαιολογία (reason, explanation, or excuse) · tr müstenidat (reason, explanation, or excuse) · oc justificacion (reason, explanation, or excuse) · fi oikeutus (reason, explanation, or excuse) · ru выра́внивание (text alignment) · hy արդարացում (reason, explanation, or excuse) · ka გასწორება (text alignment) · eo apologio (reason, explanation, or excuse) · nl rechtvaardiging (reason, explanation, or excuse) · sk odôvodnenie (reason, explanation, or excuse) · de Ausrichtung (text alignment) · fr justification (text alignment) · tr temize çıkma (reason, explanation, or excuse) · ro justificație (reason, explanation, or excuse) · mi parahautanga (reason, explanation, or excuse) · sv justering (text alignment) · ko 정당화 (reason, explanation, or excuse) · de Zeilenfall (text alignment) · bg оправда́ние (reason, explanation, or excuse) · ar تَبْرِير (reason, explanation, or excuse) · de Blocksatz (text alignment) · lt patéisinimas (reason, explanation, or excuse) · de Begründung (reason, explanation, or excuse) · pl justyfikacja (text alignment) · pt justificação (text alignment) · el αιτιολόγηση (reason, explanation, or excuse) · es motivación (reason, explanation, or excuse)