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- Dictionaryjustified/ˈdʒʌstɪfʌɪd/
adjective
- 1. having, done for, or marked by a good or legitimate reason: "the doctors were justified in treating her"
- 2. declared or made righteous in the sight of God.
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Meaning of justified in English. justified. adjective. uk / ˈdʒʌs.tɪ.faɪd / us / ˈdʒʌs.tə.faɪd / Add to word list. C1. having a good reason for something: I accept that the criticism is completely justified. I think you were quite justified in complain ing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Virtue and moral good. altruism. angelically.
The meaning of JUSTIFIED is having or shown to have a just, right, or reasonable basis. How to use justified in a sentence.
Justified definition: having been shown to be just or right. See examples of JUSTIFIED used in a sentence.
The meaning of JUSTIFY is to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable. How to use justify in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Justify.
to show that something is reasonable, right, or true: Her fears of a low voter turnout were justified when fewer than half of the people voted. justification. noun [ C/U ] us / ˌdʒʌs·tə·fɪˈkeɪ·ʃən / [ U ] She said that there was no justification for such rude behavior.
to show to be reasonable; warrant or substantiate. his behaviour justifies our suspicion. to declare or show to be free from blame or guilt; absolve. law. to show good reason in court for (some action taken) to show adequate grounds for doing (that with which a person is charged) to justify a libel.
justified (in doing something) having a good reason for doing something. She felt fully justified in asking for her money back.
To demonstrate or prove to be just, right, or valid: justified each budgetary expense as necessary; anger that is justified by the circumstances.
If you describe a decision, action, or idea as justified, you think it is reasonable and acceptable.
To justify a decision, action, or idea means to show or prove that it is reasonable or necessary. No argument can justify a war. [VERB noun] Ministers agreed that this decision was fully justified by economic conditions. [VERB noun] Synonyms: explain, support, warrant, bear out More Synonyms of justify. 2. verb.