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11justify — (v.) c.1300, to administer justice; late 14c., to show (something) to be just or right, from O.Fr. justifiier submit to court proceedings (12c.), from L. iustificare act justly toward, make just, from iustificus dealing justly, righteous, from… …
12justify — [v] legitimize, substantiate absolve, acquit, advocate, alibi*, answer for, apologize for, approve, argue for, assert, be answerable for, bear out, brief, claim, clear, condone, confirm, contend, cop a plea*, countenance, crawl, defend, do… …
13justify — ► VERB (justifies, justified) 1) prove to be right or reasonable. 2) be a good reason for. 3) Printing adjust (text) so that the lines of type fill a given width exactly, forming a straight right edge. DERIVATIVES justification noun justificatory …
14Justify My Love — Infobox Single Name = Justify My Love Caption = Artist = Madonna from Album = The Immaculate Collection A side = B side = Express Yourself (1990) (remix) The Beast Within Released = November 6, 1990 (Worldwide) December 2, 1990 (U.K.) December 10 …
15justify — verb ADVERB ▪ really, truly ▪ Can you really justify the destruction of such a fine old building? ▪ easily ▪ The university could not easily justify spending the money on this. ▪ …
16justify */*/ — UK [ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ] / US [ˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms justify : present tense I/you/we/they justify he/she/it justifies present participle justifying past tense justified past participle justified 1) a) to show that there is a good… …
17Justify (ATB song) — Infobox single Name = Justify Artist = ATB from Album = Trilogy Released = 2008 Format = CD Genre = Electronic Label = Kontor Records Writer = André Tanneberger Producer = André Tanneberger Last single = Feel Alive (2007) This single = Justify… …
18justify — jus|ti|fy [ dʒʌstı,faı ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to show that there is a good reason for something, especially something that other people think is wrong: You ll be expected to justify your actions. It was becoming increasingly difficult to… …
19Justify (The Rasmus song) — Infobox Single Name = Justify Artist = The Rasmus from Album = Black Roses Released = later in autumn Format = CD single Digital download Recorded = September 2007 April 2008 [http://www.myspace.com/therasmus MySpace] ] Genre = Alternative rock… …
20Justify My Love (video) — Infobox music DVD Name = Justify My Love Type = Music Video Artist = Madonna Released = December 1990 (US) January 21, 1991 (Europe) Recorded = 1990 Format = VHS Genre = Video single Length = 5 mins (US) 10 mins (Europe) Label = Warner Music… …
