"justification" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-justification.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-justification.wav [US] Forms: justifications [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Middle English justificacioun, justification, from Middle French justification, from Late Latin iustificationem, justificationem < iustificatio, from iustifico, from Latin iustus. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|justificacioun}} Middle English justificacioun, {{m|enm|justification}} justification, {{der|en|frm|justification}} Middle French justification, {{der|en|LL.|iustificationem|iustificationem, justificationem}} Late Latin iustificationem, justificationem, {{m|la|iustificatio}} iustificatio, {{m|la|iustifico}} iustifico, {{der|en|la|iustus}} Latin iustus Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} justification (countable and uncountable, plural justifications)
  1. (countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence. Tags: countable Translations (reason, explanation, or excuse): shpjegim [masculine] (Albanian), تَبْرِير (tabrīr) [masculine] (Arabic), արդարացում (ardaracʿum) (Armenian), bəraət (Azerbaijani), апраўда́нне (apraŭdánnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), извине́ние (izvinénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), оправда́ние (opravdánie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), justificació [feminine] (Catalan), 正當化 (Chinese Mandarin), 正当化 (zhèngdànghuà) (Chinese Mandarin), ospravedlnění [neuter] (Czech), zdůvodnění [neuter] (Czech), odůvodnění [neuter] (Czech), rechtvaardiging [feminine] (Dutch), afiatsotso (Ewe), oikeutus (Finnish), justification [feminine] (French), გამართლება (gamartleba) (Georgian), Rechtfertigung [feminine] (German), Begründung [feminine] (German), δικαιολογία (dikaiología) [feminine] (Greek), αιτιολόγηση (aitiológisi) [feminine] (Greek), απολόγηση (apológisi) [feminine] (Greek), indoklás (Hungarian), réasún [masculine] (Irish), giustificazione [feminine] (Italian), ragione [feminine] (Italian), spiegazione [feminine] (Italian), scusa [feminine] (Italian), 正当化 (seitōka) (alt: せいとうか) (Japanese), 정당화 (jeongdanghwa) (alt: 正當化) (Korean), parahautanga (Maori), توجیه (towjih) (Persian), بهانه (bahâne) (Persian), usprawiedliwienie [neuter] (Polish), uzasadnienie [neuter] (Polish), justificativa [feminine] (Portuguese), justificação [feminine] (Portuguese), justificare [feminine] (Romanian), justificație [feminine] (Romanian), оправда́ние (opravdánije) [neuter] (Russian), justificación [feminine] (Spanish), rättfärdigande (Swedish), rättfärdiggörelse [common-gender] (Swedish), haklı çıkma (Turkish), savunma (Turkish), temize çıkma (Turkish), gerekçe (Turkish), mazeret (Turkish), müstenidat (Turkish), ви́правдання (výpravdannja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), cyfiawnhad [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-justification-en-noun-b92o6lWr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 4 51 Disambiguation of 'reason, explanation, or excuse': 96 1 3
  2. (Christianity, uncountable) The forgiveness of sin. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Christianity Translations (forgiveness of sin): vanhurskauttaminen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-justification-en-noun-kiEArc6x Topics: Christianity Disambiguation of 'forgiveness of sin': 1 99 0
  3. (typography, uncountable) The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification). Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Typography Translations (text alignment): տողաշտկում (toġaštkum) (Armenian), подравня́ване (podravnjávane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), zarovnání [neuter] (Czech), tasaus (Finnish), suljenta (Finnish), justification [feminine] (French), გასწორება (gasc̣oreba) (Georgian), Ausrichtung [feminine] (German), Blocksatz (english: print) [masculine] (German), Zeilenfall [masculine] (German), στοίχιση (stoíchisi) [feminine] (Greek), igazítás (Hungarian), giustificazione [feminine] (Italian), 行揃え (gyōsoroe) (alt: ぎょうそろえ) (Japanese), ジャスティフィケーション (jyasutifikēshon) (Japanese), justyfikacja [feminine] (Polish), justificação [feminine] (Portuguese), выра́внивание (vyrávnivanije) [neuter] (Russian), justificación [feminine] (Spanish), justering (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-justification-en-noun-2v4brcnY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 4 51 Topics: media, publishing, typography Disambiguation of 'text alignment': 9 2 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: self-justification Related terms: acquittal, exculpation, justify, warrantedness, worthwhileness

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1999, Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, (Please provide the book title or journal name)",
          "text": "[…] to articulate a common understanding of our justification by God’s grace through faith in Christ.",
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            "neuter"
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            "feminine"
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          "_dis1": "9 2 89",
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          "lang": "German",
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          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "9 2 89",
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          "_dis1": "9 2 89",
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          "_dis1": "9 2 89",
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          "_dis1": "9 2 89",
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          "_dis1": "9 2 89",
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          "sense": "text alignment",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "_dis1": "9 2 89",
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          "sense": "text alignment",
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          "_dis1": "9 2 89",
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          "_dis1": "9 2 89",
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      "code": "sq",
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      "word": "正當化"
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      "word": "afiatsotso"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "sense": "reason, explanation, or excuse",
      "word": "გამართლება"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "reason, explanation, or excuse",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Begründung"
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      "code": "el",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "réasún"
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      "code": "it",
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        "feminine"
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "parahautanga"
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      "code": "fa",
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      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "reason, explanation, or excuse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "ro",
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        "feminine"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "оправда́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "reason, explanation, or excuse",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "justificación"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "reason, explanation, or excuse",
      "word": "rättfärdigande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "reason, explanation, or excuse",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "rättfärdiggörelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "reason, explanation, or excuse",
      "word": "haklı çıkma"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "reason, explanation, or excuse",
      "word": "savunma"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "reason, explanation, or excuse",
      "word": "temize çıkma"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "reason, explanation, or excuse",
      "word": "gerekçe"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "reason, explanation, or excuse",
      "word": "mazeret"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "reason, explanation, or excuse",
      "word": "müstenidat"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "výpravdannja",
      "sense": "reason, explanation, or excuse",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ви́правдання"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "reason, explanation, or excuse",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cyfiawnhad"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "forgiveness of sin",
      "word": "vanhurskauttaminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "toġaštkum",
      "sense": "text alignment",
      "word": "տողաշտկում"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podravnjávane",
      "sense": "text alignment",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "подравня́ване"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "text alignment",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "zarovnání"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "text alignment",
      "word": "tasaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "text alignment",
      "word": "suljenta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "text alignment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "justification"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gasc̣oreba",
      "sense": "text alignment",
      "word": "გასწორება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "text alignment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ausrichtung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "print",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "text alignment",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Blocksatz"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "text alignment",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zeilenfall"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "stoíchisi",
      "sense": "text alignment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "στοίχιση"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "text alignment",
      "word": "igazítás"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "text alignment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "giustificazione"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ぎょうそろえ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gyōsoroe",
      "sense": "text alignment",
      "word": "行揃え"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jyasutifikēshon",
      "sense": "text alignment",
      "word": "ジャスティフィケーション"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "text alignment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "justyfikacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "text alignment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "justificação"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vyrávnivanije",
      "sense": "text alignment",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "выра́внивание"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "text alignment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "justificación"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "text alignment",
      "word": "justering"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "justification"
  ],
  "word": "justification"
}

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