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Meanings of justify in English

Spanish
justificar

Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning.

        justificar
        Portuguese
        eximir
        Catalan
        perdonar
        Spanish
        liberar

        Let off the hook.

            eximir
            Catalan
            garantir
            Spanish
            garantizar

            Show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for.

                  garantir
                  Spanish
                  justificar

                  Show to be right by providing justification or proof.

                        justificar
                        Usage of justify in English
                        1
                        We think good results always justify an extra 10 minutes of work.
                        The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library
                        2
                        He said: I cannot justify the way this information was subsequently handled.
                        The Guardian
                        3
                        The government could now ask retail bosses to justify the price gap.
                        BBC
                        4
                        Former paramilitaries often mobilise political rhetoric to justify or obscure criminal intent.
                        The Guardian
                        5
                        Elite groups go to a great deal of trouble to justify themselves.
                        The new yorker
                        6
                        Some of the recent economic news has seemed to justify this approach.
                        The Guardian
                        7
                        The Spanish government has cited security of supply to justify the scheme.
                        Reuters
                        8
                        The concept was used to justify last year's military intervention in Libya.
                        Reuters
                        9
                        After a point, the fact of oppression fails to justify his actions.
                        The new yorker
                        10
                        Sturgeon therefore has to justify any decision to stage one before Brexit.
                        The Guardian
                        11
                        Award winners should not feel they need to justify their prize money.
                        The Guardian
                        12
                        ECHA had also failed to justify its way of working, Santos said.
                        Reuters
                        13
                        Are financial reasons enough to justify moving art colleges from city locations?
                        The Irish Times
                        14
                        Freedom yields to manipulation, and the end comes to justify the means.
                        The Disposable Male
                        15
                        Even the mere opportunity to do so must justify the economic risks.
                        The Guardian
                        16
                        This means Sofia could not justify a reduction in duties, Mutafchiev said.
                        Reuters
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                        Translations for justify
                        Portuguese
                        eximirexonerar
                        Justify through the time
                        Justify across language varieties
                        Ireland
                        Common
                        United Kingdom
                        Common
                        South Africa
                        Common
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