Definitions for justifier
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jus•ti•fyˈdʒʌs təˌfaɪ(v.)-fied, -fy•ing.
(v.t.)to show or prove to be just, right, or reasonable:
The pleasure we get from these paintings justifies their high cost.
to defend or uphold as warranted or well-grounded:
Don't try to justify his rudeness.
to declare innocent or guiltless; absolve; acquit.
Category: Religion
to space out words or characters in (one or more lines of type), esp. to produce an even margin.
Category: Printing
(v.i.)to show that what was done was legally warranted. to qualify as bail or surety.
Category: Law
(of a line of type) to fit exactly into a desired length.
Category: Printing
Origin of justify:
1250–1300; ME < OF justifier < LL jūstificāre= L jūsti-, comb. form of jūstusjust1+-ficāre -fy
jus′ti•fi`er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
apologist, vindicator, justifier(noun)
a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution
"an apologist for capital punishment"
Wiktionary
justifier(Noun)
One who, or that which, justifies (some belief or action).
Webster Dictionary
Justifier(noun)
one who justifies; one who vindicates, supports, defends, or absolves
Translations for justifier
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- verskoonAfrikaans
- يُبَرِّر، يُجيزArabic
- основаниеBulgarian
- justificarPortuguese (BR)
- ospravedlnitCzech
- rechtfertigenGerman
- berettigeDanish
- δικαιολογώ, δίνω το δικαίωμαGreek
- justificarSpanish
- õigustamaEstonian
- حكم كتبيFarsi
- oikeuttaaFinnish
- justifierFrench
- לְהַצדִיקHebrew
- औचित्यHindi
- nalogCroatian
- indokolHungarian
- memberi pembenaran, menghalalkanIndonesian
- réttlætaIcelandic
- giustificareItalian
- 正当化するJapanese
- 정당화하다Korean
- pateisintiLithuanian
- attaisnotLatvian
- mewajarkanMalay
- rechtvaardigenDutch
- gi rett til, berettige tilNorwegian
- usprawiedliwiaćPolish
- justificarPortuguese
- a justificaRomanian
- оправдыватьRussian
- ospravedlniťSlovak
- upravičitiSlovenian
- opravdatiSerbian
- berättiga, rättfärdigaSwedish
- ให้เหตุผล; รับรอง; รับประกันThai
- haklı kılmak, hak kazandırmakTurkish
- 足以成為…理由，合理化Chinese (Trad.)
- виправдовуватиUkrainian
- وجہ جواز ہوناUrdu
- biện hộVietnamese
- （做某事的）正当理由，成为...的根据Chinese (Simp.)
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