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justificative, a.|ˈdʒʌstɪfɪkeɪtɪv|
[f. late L. jūstificāt-, ppl. stem of jūstificāre to justify + -ive. Cf. F. justificatif (16th c. in Godef. Compl.).]
Serving to justify; justificatory; of the nature of supporting evidence.
1611Cotgr., Iustificatif, iustificatiue, iustifying, righting. 1622Mabbe tr. Aleman's Guzman D'Alf. ii. 242. 1827 Bentham Ration. Evid. Wks. 1843 VII. 15 Some justificative, or extenuative, or exemptive, circumstance. 1890Saintsbury Ess. 245 With justificative selections from Buffon..and other authorities. |