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  • Justify — Jus ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Justified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Justifying}.] [F. justifier, L. justificare; justus just + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Just}, a., and { fy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To prove or show to be just; to vindicate; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • justify — jus·ti·fy / jəs tə ˌfī/ vb fied, fy·ing vt 1: to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable does not justify a denial of bail 2: to show to have had a legally sufficient reason or cause a defendant may not set up his own standard of conduct… …   Law dictionary

  • right-justify — right justifies, right justifying, right justified VERB If printed text is right justified, each line finishes at the same distance from the right hand edge of the page or column. [V n] Click this option to right justify the selected text. Ant:… …   English dictionary

  • justify — 1 vindicate, defend, *maintain, assert Analogous words: *prove, demonstrate: *support, uphold, back Contrasted words: *disprove, refute, confute 2 account, rationalize, * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Right to life — is a phrase that describes the belief that a human being has an essential right to live, particularly that a human being has the right not to be killed by another human being. The concept of a right to life is central to debates on the issues of… …   Wikipedia

  • justify — ► VERB (justifies, justified) 1) prove to be right or reasonable. 2) be a good reason for. 3) Printing adjust (text) so that the lines of type fill a given width exactly, forming a straight right edge. DERIVATIVES justification noun justificatory …   English terms dictionary

  • justify — [jus′tə fī΄] vt. justified, justifying [ME justifien < OFr justifier < LL (chiefly Ec.) justificare, to act justly toward, justify < L justus,JUST1 + ficare < facere, to DO1] 1. to show to be just, right, or in accord with reason;… …   English World dictionary

  • justify — (v.) c.1300, to administer justice; late 14c., to show (something) to be just or right, from O.Fr. justifiier submit to court proceedings (12c.), from L. iustificare act justly toward, make just, from iustificus dealing justly, righteous, from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Right of revolution — The storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789 has come to symbolize the French Revolution, when a people rose up to exercise their right of revolution …   Wikipedia

  • Right of self-defense — This article and defense of property deal with the legal concept of justified acts that might otherwise be illegal. For the general act of protecting one s person from attack, see Self defense. For the 1983 Canadian action thriller film, see Self …   Wikipedia

  • justify — [c]/ˈdʒʌstəfaɪ / (say justuhfuy) verb (justified, justifying) –verb (t) 1. to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just, right, or warranted: the end justifies the means. 2. to defend or uphold as blameless, just, or right. 3. to declare… …  

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