What does Justification mean?

Definitions for Justification
ˌdʒʌs tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃənjus·ti·fi·ca·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. justificationnoun

    something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary

    "he considered misrule a justification for revolution"

  2. justificationnoun

    a statement in explanation of some action or belief

  3. justificationnoun

    the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning

    "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller

Wiktionary

  1. justificationnoun

    A reason, explanation, or excuse which provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.

  2. justificationnoun

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

ChatGPT

  1. justification

    Justification is the process of providing a rational explanation or evidence to support, confirm, or defend an action, belief, claim, or viewpoint. It is presenting reasons that make an idea, decision, or action reasonable, valid, or right in a given context.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Justificationnoun

    the act of justifying or the state of being justified; a showing or proving to be just or conformable to law, justice, right, or duty; defense; vindication; support; as, arguments in justification of the prisoner's conduct; his disobedience admits justification

  2. Justificationnoun

    the showing in court of a sufficient lawful reason why a party charged or accused did that for which he is called to answer

  3. Justificationnoun

    the act of justifying, or the state of being justified, in respect to God's requirements

  4. Justificationnoun

    adjustment of type by spacing it so as to make it exactly fill a line, or of a cut so as to hold it in the right place; also, the leads, quads, etc., used for making such adjustment

  5. Etymology: [L. justificatio: cf. F. justification. See Justify.]

Wikidata

  1. Justification

    Justification, in Christian theology, is God's act of removing the guilt and penalty of sin while at the same time declaring a sinner righteous through Christ's atoning sacrifice. In Protestantism, righteousness from God is viewed as being credited to the sinner's account through faith alone, without works. The means of justification is an area of significant difference between Catholics/Eastern Orthodox and Protestants. Broadly speaking, Catholic and Orthodox Christians distinguish between initial justification, which in their view occurs at baptism, and permanent justification, accomplished after a lifetime of striving to do God's will. Most Protestants believe that justification is a singular act in which God declares an unrighteous individual to be righteous, an act made possible because Christ was legally "made sin" while on the cross. Justification is granted to all who exercise faith, and that is viewed as a gift from God by Lutherans and Calvinists, who use Eph 2:8, as well as Acts 16:14 and Phil 1:29 to support that belief. Catholics and Eastern Orthodox use Galatians 5:19-21 and Matthew 19:17 to support their belief that justification is kept through avoiding grave sins. Justification is seen by Protestants as being the theological fault line that divided Catholic from Protestant during the Protestant Reformation.

British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Justification' in Nouns Frequency: #1902

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Justification in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Justification in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Justification in a Sentence

  1. Anthony Chan:

    It really tells you that there's no justification at all for the Federal Reserve to slow down the growth pace, which tells you that maybe this hiking thing and long term yields is real.

  2. Carol Harrison:

    To the victims' family, there is no justification of anybody being hurt.

  3. Lolade Siyonbola:

    I don't understand the justification for you being here, i deserve to be here. I pay tuition like everybody else. I'm not going to justify my existence here.

  4. Nancy Pelosi:

    This document prompts serious and urgent questions about the timing, manner and justification of the Administration's decision to engage in hostilities against Iran.

  5. Donald Trump:

    FBI Director Comey was the best thing that ever happened to Hillary Clinton in that he gave her a free pass for many bad deeds! The phony......Trump/Russia story was an excuse used by the Democrats as justification for losing the election. Perhaps Trump just ran a great campaign?

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Translations for Justification

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  • تَبْريرArabic
  • justificacióCatalan, Valencian
  • ospravedlnění, zarovnání, odůvodnění, zdůvodněníCzech
  • Blocksatz, Zeilenfall, Begründung, Ausrichtung, RechtfertigungGerman
  • afiatsotsoEwe
  • δικαιολογία, στοίχιση, απολόγησηGreek
  • justificaciónSpanish
  • توجیهPersian
  • oikeutus, tasausFinnish
  • justificationFrench
  • réasúnIrish
  • औचित्यHindi
  • indokolásHungarian
  • giustificazione, ragione, spiegazione, scusaItalian
  • 正当化, 行揃え, ジャスティフィケーションJapanese
  • rechtvaardigingDutch
  • justyfikacja, usprawiedliwieniePolish
  • justificativaPortuguese
  • justificare, justificațieRomanian
  • выравнивание, оправданиеRussian
  • justering, rättfärdiggörelse, rättfärdigandeSwedish
  • సమర్థనTelugu
  • mazeret, temize çıkma, gerekçe, müstenidat, savunma, haklı çıkmaTurkish
  • 理由Chinese

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