justifier

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English

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Etymology

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From justify +‎ -er.

Noun

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justifier (plural justifiers)

  1. (chiefly philosophy) One who, or that which, justifies some belief or action.
  2. One who pardons and absolves from guilt and punishment.
    • 1867, The Evangelical Repository and United Presbyterian Review, page 483:
      God, essentially considered, in the person of the Father, is especially the justifier, in respect of judiciary power and authority.
  3. (computing, typography) A machine, program or algorithm that justifies text by aligning it.
    • 1955, Book Production, volumes 61-62, page 43:
      When the operator starts typing the third line, the justifier goes to work on the second.

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Translations

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French justifier, borrowed from Late Latin iūstificāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒys.ti.fje/
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Verb

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justifier

  1. to justify

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Romanian: justifica

Further reading

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Old French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin iūstificāre.

Verb

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justifier

  1. to show to be innocent
    • 12th century, Cambridge Psalter
      E ne vienges pas a jugier od tun serf, ker n'en iert pas justifiiez el tun esguardemenz
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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