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Justify (Verb)

Show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Her argument about the project's importance was able to justify the company's investment in it.
The court case's outcome sought to justify the allegations made against the accused.
Statistics from the research study helped justify the efforts put into finding a cure for the disease.
He tried to justify his behavior by stating that he was under a lot of stress at the time.
The reviewers' feedback allowed the researchers to justify the claims they made in their study.

Adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The text editor can justify the margins automatically to create a professional-looking document.
She spent hours formatting her thesis to justify the margins and ensure even spacing between the lines.
In typesetting, justify is used to adjust the spaces between words to fit the width of a column or page.
The settings allow you to select from different layout options, including left-justified, right-justified, and fully justified text.
The typesetting software can justify the text by adding or removing space between words to create a neat and even layout.

(used of God) declare innocent; absolve from the penalty of sin.

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Through faith, God justifies those who put their trust in Him, declaring them righteous in His sight.
The Christian doctrine holds that only through Jesus Christ can God justify the unrighteous and forgive their sins.
In many Christian denominations, it is believed that baptism justifies and redeems a person from original sin.
The concept of justification by faith, rather than by works, suggests that God alone can justify a person and restore their relationship with Him.
The sacrifice of Jesus on the cross is seen as a demonstration of God's willingness to justify humanity and reconcile them with Himself.