justification

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French justification, from Late Latin iustificationem, justificationem < iustificatio, from iustifico, from Latin iustus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

justification (countable and uncountable, plural justifications)

1. A reason, explanation, or excuse which provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
2. (typography) The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).

Antonyms

• conviction
• condemnation

Derived terms

• self-justification

Related terms

• justify
• acquittal
• exculpation

Translations

reason, explanation, or excuse

• Arabic: تَبْرِير‏‎ m (tabrīr)
• Armenian: արդարացում (hy) (ardaracʿum)
• Catalan: justificació f
• Czech: ospravedlnění n, zdůvodnění n, odůvodnění n
• Dutch: rechtvaardiging (nl) f
• Ewe: afiatsotso
• Finnish: oikeutus (fi)
• French: justification (fr) f
• German: Rechtfertigung (de) f, Begründung (de) f
• Greek: δικαιολογία (el) f (dikaiología), απολόγηση f (apológisi)
• Hungarian: indoklás (hu)

• Irish: réasún m
• Italian: giustificazione (it) f, ragione (it) f, spiegazione (it) f, scusa (it) f
• Japanese: 正当化 (せいとうか, seitōka)
• Persian: توجیه‏‎ (fa) (towjih)
• Polish: usprawiedliwienie (pl) n
• Portuguese: justificativa (pt) f, justificação f
• Romanian: justificare (ro) f, justificație (ro) f
• Russian: оправда́ние (ru) n (opravdánije)
• Spanish: justificación (es) f
• Swedish: rättfärdigande (sv), rättfärdiggörelse c
• Turkish: haklı çıkma, savunma (tr), temize çıkma, gerekçe (tr), mazeret (tr), müstenidat (tr)

text alignment

• Armenian: տողաշտկում (hy) (tołaštkum)
• Bulgarian: подравняване n (podravnjavane)
• Czech: zarovnání n
• Finnish: tasaus
• German: Ausrichtung (de) f, Blocksatz (de) m (print), Zeilenfall m
• Greek: στοίχιση (el) f (stoíchisi)
• Hungarian: igazítás (hu)

• Italian: giustificazione (it) f
• Japanese: 行揃え (ぎょうそろえ, gyōsoroe), ジャスティフィケーション (jyasutifikēshon)
• Polish: justyfikacja f
• Portuguese: justificação f
• Russian: выра́внивание (ru) n (vyrávnivanije)
• Swedish: justering (sv)

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin iustificationem, justificationem < iustificatio, from iustifico, from Latin iustus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒys.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/

Noun

justification f (plural justifications)

1. justification (reason, excuse, etc.)

Related terms

• justifier

Further reading

• “justification” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).