justification
[ juhs-tuh-fi-key-shuh n ]
/ ˌdʒʌs tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
noun
a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party.
an act of justifying: The painter's justification of his failure to finish on time didn't impress me.
the state of being justified.
Also called justification by faith. Theology.
the act of God whereby humankind is made or accounted just, or free from guilt or penalty of sin.
Printing.
the spacing of words and letters within a line of type so that all full lines in a column have even margins both on the left and on the right.
Origin of justification
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin
jūstificātiōn- (stem of
jūstificātiō), equivalent to
jūstificāt(us), past participle of
jūstificāre
justify (see
justificatory) +
-iōn-
-ion
OTHER WORDS FROM justification
pre·jus·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun re·jus·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun su·per·jus·ti·fi·ca·tion, nounWords nearby justification
Example sentences from the Web for justification
British Dictionary definitions for justification
justification
/ (ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) /
noun
reasonable grounds for complaint, defence, etc
the act of justifying; proof, vindication, or exculpation
theol
- the act of justifying
- the process of being justified or the condition of having been justified
Also called: justification by faith Protestant theol
the doctrine that God vindicates only those who repent and believe in Jesus
printing computing
the process of adjusting interword spacing in text or data so that both right and left margins are straight
computing
the process of moving data right or left so that the first or last character occurs in a predefined position