transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjəs-tə-ˌfī ]
verb
( -fied ; -fy·ing )
Etymology: Middle English justifien, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French justifier, from Late Latin justificare, from Latin justus
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1.
a. : to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable
b.
(1) : to show to have had a sufficient legal reason
(2) : to qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property
2.
a. archaic : to administer justice to
b. archaic : absolve
c. : to judge, regard, or treat as righteous and worthy of salvation
3.
a. : to space (as lines of text) so that the lines come out even at the margin
b. : to make even by justifying
justified margins
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to show a sufficient lawful reason for an act done
b. : to qualify as bail or surety
2. : to justify lines of text
Synonyms: see maintain
• jus·ti·fi·er -ˌfī(-ə)r noun