Legal Definition and Related Resources of Justify
Meaning of Justify
Synonyms of Justify
verb
- absolve
- account for
- allege in support
- allege in vindication
- answer for
- argue for
- back
- be answerable for
- be apologist for
- bear out
- bolster
- champion
- condone
- contend for
- countenance
- declare guiltless
- defend
- defend as conformable to law
- defend as conformable to right
- endorse
- espouse
- espouse the cause of
- exculpate
- excusare
- excuse
- exonerate
- explain
- forgive
- give as an excuse
- legitimate
- maintain
- maintain as conformable to duty
- maintain as conformable to justice
- make defense for
- make excuses for
- make explanation of
- make legitimate
- mitigate
- offer in defense
- palliate
- plead for
- plead one’s cause
- pragmatize
- prove the truth of
- prove warranted
- purgare
- second
- show to be just
- speak in favor of
- stand up for
- strengthen
- support
- sustain
- uphold
- urge reasons for
- vindicate
- warrant
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Grammar
This term is a verb.
Etimology of Justify
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c. 1300, “to administer justice;” late 14c., “to show (something) to be just or right,” from Old French justifiier “submit to court proceedings” (12c.), from Late Latin iustificare “act justly toward; make just,” from Latin iustificus “dealing justly, righteous,” from iustus “just” (see just (adj.)) + combining form of facere “to make, to do” (from PIE root *dhe- “to set, put”). Meaning “declare to be innocent or blameless” is from 1520s. Of circumstances, “to afford justification,” from 1630s. Meaning “to make exact” (now largely restricted to typesetting) is from 1550s. Related: Justified; justifier; justifying.
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