justification

From Middle English justificacioun, justification, from Middle French justification, from Late Latin iustificationem, justificationem < iustificatio, from iustifico, from Latin iustus.

• IPA^(key): /ˌd͡ʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

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.
2. (Christianity, uncountable) The forgiveness of sin.
   • 1999, Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     […] to articulate a common understanding of our justification by God’s grace through faith in Christ.

3. (typography, uncountable) The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).

• condemnation
• conviction

• acquittal
• exculpation
• justify

Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Late Latin justificationem < iustificatio, from iustifico, from Latin iustus.

• IPA^(key): /ʒys.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/

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justification f (plural justifications)

1. justification (reason, excuse, etc.)

• justifier

• “justification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Old French, borrowed from Late Latin iustificationem, justificationem.

justification f (plural justifications)

1. justification (all senses)

• → English: justification
• French: justification