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Word: Justify
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English (in the senses ‘administer justice to’ and ‘inflict a judicial penalty on’): from Old French justifier, from Christian Latin justificare ‘do justice to’, from Latin justus (see just)
ˈdʒʌstɪfʌɪ
show or prove to be right or reasonable
Short Definition:show to be right
Examples:- the person appointed has fully justified our confidence
declare or make righteous in the sight of God
Short Definition:declare righteous in sight of God
Examples:- one of the elect, justified by faith
adjust (a line of type or piece of text) so that the print fills a space evenly or forms a straight edge at the margin
Short Definition:adjust text to fit line
Examples:- in most European languages you justify text by adding space between letters and words
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