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Meanings of justify in English
Spanish
justificar Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning.
Catalan
garantir Spanish
garantizar Spanish
justificar Usage of justify in English
1
We think good results always justify an extra 10 minutes of work.
2
He said: I cannot justify the way this information was subsequently handled.
3
The government could now ask retail bosses to justify the price gap.
4
Former paramilitaries often mobilise political rhetoric to justify or obscure criminal intent.
5
Elite groups go to a great deal of trouble to justify themselves.
6
Some of the recent economic news has seemed to justify this approach.
7
The Spanish government has cited security of supply to justify the scheme.
8
The concept was used to justify last year's military intervention in Libya.
9
After a point, the fact of oppression fails to justify his actions.
10
Sturgeon therefore has to justify any decision to stage one before Brexit.
11
Award winners should not feel they need to justify their prize money.
12
ECHA had also failed to justify its way of working, Santos said.
13
Are financial reasons enough to justify moving art colleges from city locations?
14
Freedom yields to manipulation, and the end comes to justify the means.
15
Even the mere opportunity to do so must justify the economic risks.
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This means Sofia could not justify a reduction in duties, Mutafchiev said.
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Justify through the time
Justify across language varieties
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