justified

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfaɪd/
• Hyphenation: jus‧ti‧fied

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Adjective

justified (comparative more justified, superlative most justified)

1. Having a justification.

   The act was fully justified.

2. (typography) Of text, arranged on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned, with the space between words adjusted as necessary. Also called fully justified to contrast with left-justified and right-justified.

Antonyms

• unjustified

Derived terms

• forced justified
• justifiedly
• justifiedness
• left-justified
• right-justified
• unjustified

 

Collocations

Collocations

• fully justified
• entirely justified
• perfectly justified
• completely justified
• quite justified
• well justified
• objectively justified
• substantially justified
• amply justified
• often justified
• more justified
• morally justified
• economically justified

Translations

having a justification

• Belarusian: апра́ўданы (apráŭdany), апраўда́ны (apraŭdány)
• Bulgarian: опра́вдан (bg) (oprávdan)
• Catalan: justificat (ca) m
• Chinese:

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• Danish: berettiget
• Dutch: gerechtvaardigd (nl)
• Faroese: rættvísgjørdur
• Finnish: perusteltu (fi), aiheellinen (fi)
• French: justifié (fr), motivé (fr)
• German: gerechtfertigt (de)
• Icelandic: réttnefndur
• Italian: giustificato (it)
• Latin: iūstus (la)
• Polish: uprawniony (pl)
• Russian: опра́вданный (ru) (oprávdannyj)
• Spanish: justificado (es)
• Swedish: rättfärdigad (sv)
• Ukrainian: ви́правданий (výpravdanyj)
• Urdu: جائز (jā'iz)

having lines arranged on a page or computer screen

• Chinese:

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• Finnish: tasattu
• French: justifié (fr)
• Hungarian: sorkizárt (hu), tömbös
• Japanese: 揃え (soroe)

Verb

justified

1. simple past and past participle of justify