justification
/ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
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Australia/ˌd͡ʒɐstɪfɪˈkæɪʃən/
justification noun: a reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
Noun
justification (countable and uncountable, plural justifications)
- A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
- The growing use of social media to spread anger and dissent in the Arab world has been hailed by western governments as one of the chief justifications for a completely unfettered internet. The US is reportedly funding the secret rollout of technology in Iran in an effort to undermine internet...2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 08 May 2025
- The forgiveness of sin.
- […] to articulate a common understanding of our justification by God’s grace through faith in Christ.1999, Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, (Please provide the book title or journal name)
- The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).
justification meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
justification in Hindi
- औचित्य
justification in Tamil
- சரியென நிறுவுகை, மெய்ப்பென நிறுவுகை, நேர்மையென நிறுவுதல், எண்பிப்பு, எண்பிப்பு சரியென நிறுவுகை, ஆதாரம்
justification in Urdu
- justification
- جواز javāz
justification in Bengali
- ন্যায্যতা, যৌক্তিকতা
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- justification in Telugu
- సమర్థన
- justification in Malayalam
- ന്യായീകരണം, ഔദ്യോഗികമായ മാപ്പുനൽകൽ
- justification in Kannada
- ಸಮರ್ಥನೆ
- justification in Odia
- ଯଥାର୍ଥତା
- justification in Sanskrit
- शुद्धि śuddhi
- justification in Nepali
- औचित्य
- justification in Tagalog
- pangangatwiran, paghuhustipika
- justification in Arabic
- تَبْرِير tabrīr
- justification in Persian
- توجیه towjih, بهانه bahâne
Examples of justification in a sentence
- The simplest rejoinder to all of Daenerys’ justifications is that this bloodshed could have been avoided.
- With some justification the pagan community accused him of charlatanism and wizardy.
- In this unlachrymose interpretation of the prayer of justification, Rashi seems to have divorced language from reality.
Antonyms of justification
Forms of justification
| plural | justifications |
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Origin of justification
From Middle English justificacioun, justification, from Middle French justification, from Late Latin iustificationem, justificationem < iustificatio, from iustifico, from Latin iustus.
Words formed from justification
Words that rhyme with justification
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about justification
- What does justification mean?
- Justification means a reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
- What is justification in Hindi?
- Justification in Hindi is औचित्य. See Justification meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is justification?
- Justification is a noun.
- How do you pronounce justification?
- Justification is pronounced /ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of justification?
- The plural of justification is justifications.
Words near justification in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: justification (page history and authors); justification (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); justification (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); جواز (Urdu) (page history and authors); justification (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); justification (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); justification (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); justification (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); justification (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); शुद्धि (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); justification (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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