unjustifiedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈdʒʌstᵻfʌɪd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈdʒəstəˌfaɪd/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and justify v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, justify v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + justify v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare later justified adj.

†1. Not brought to justice; not dealt with or disciplined in accordance with law or justice; unpunished. Cf. justify v. 4, 5. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) l. 5871 At þat day..loverds alswa [shall give account] of þair meigne Þe whilk þai lete uniustifyed be.

1564 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 306 He wald haif sauffit the sone of ane theif, being his tennent, unjustifiit, allegeand [him]..to be his awin.

1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 202 Gif it be won, nocht ane in the castel, except the king sal chaip vniustifiet.

2. Chiefly Theology (Christian Church). Not redeemed, absolved, or declared righteous in the eyes of God; not brought into a state of justification. Cf. justified adj. 1, justification n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > grace > righteousness > [adjective] > justification > not

unjustifieda1425

a1425 Lyfe of Soule (Arun.) (1978) 51 (MED) Þe pharasye magnafied hymselfe of wel doynge and þerfore he went oute of þe temple vniustified, But þe puplican mekely seyde to oure Lord, ‘Lord have mercy vpon me þat am a synful man’; And Crist seyde he was made riȝtwise for hys mekenesse.

1548 I. M. Breife Recantacion Maystres Missa sig. Aiiij I had no respect of parsons so that they broughte money, but yf they broughte none they were lyke to go vniustyfyed home.

1570 J. Foxe Serm. Christ Crucified (new ed.) f. 37 Let vs..seeke true innocencie where it is to be found, that is, in Christ onely, and in no fleshe els, whether hee be iustified or vniustified, whether before Baptisme, or after Baptisme.

1651 R. Baxter Plain Script. Proof Infants Church-membership & Baptism 308 If they have not Jus in re, then they are still unpardoned, and unjustified.

1661 Grand Deb. Rev. & Alteration Bk. Common Prayer 104 Those that by living in open sin, do shew themselves to be unjustifyed.

1701 T. Beverley Praise of Glory 51 Let him be Unjustifyed still.

1774 J. Scot Coll. Serm. ii. 48 Unjustified, unsanctified persons are called sinners.

1826 S. H. Dean Some Thoughts on Doctr. Justif. 33 An unjustified believer is a solecism in the world of grace.

1893 C. A. Briggs Def. before Presbytery of N.Y. viii. 176 Those who leave this world impenitent, unjustified, and unregenerate.

1901 Methodist Rev. July 636 The peace here spoken of is internal peace, soul peace, in contradistinction from unrest of the unjustified soul.

1920 Herald & Presbyter 7 Apr. 25/1 He is under condemnation on account of sin, and is judicially condemned and sentenced to death as a lost and unjustified sinner.

2004 S. Westerholm Perspectives Old & New on Paul i. v. 92 They do claim that no works done by unjustified sinners can be truly good, and they insist that God's grace, not human activity, is the basis of justification.

a. Of a person, group, etc.: lacking or unable to demonstrate good justification for an action, opinion, etc.; not vindicated or shown to be in the right; not exonerated from a charge, criticism, etc. Cf. justify v. 2a, 7a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > guilt > [adjective] > not cleared

unclearc1390

unpurged1508

unreprievable1593

unjustified1640

unexcusedc1650

uncleared1659

society > morality > moral evil > guilt > [adjective] > not free from guilt > not cleared of a charge or imputation

unpurged1508

unjustified1640

uncleared1659

1640 R. Brathwait Ar't Asleepe Husband? vii. 276 You cannot..stand in defence of their honour whom you heare traduced, especially, when their absence leaves them unjustified.

1678 J. Dryden All for Love iv. 62 I go Unjustifi'd, for ever from your sight.

1734 tr. M.-A. de Gomez Belle Assemblée IV. 54 You..do an irreparable injury to my Truth, and I shall die unjustified in your Opinion.

1789 P. Withers Alfred's Apol. 81 Had your learned counselled you to bring your Action in the Common Pleas, your Character, Madam, might have been justified, if the Pamphlet Nemesis had called it in question. But by a process in the Crown-Office, your Character will remain unjustified.

?1819 Rector's Memorandum Bk. xx. 248 Every word was a dagger to my heart: he left me unheard, unjustified, and in a state of frantic despair.

1849 R. Cobden Speeches 27 I hope I may not be considered as unjustified by precedent.

1907 A. E. Barr Heart of Jessy Laurie xiv. 291 I have seen them die unjustified. They had no one to defend their case.

1939 Univ. Chicago Law Rev. 7 170 The defendant is wholly unjustified in inflicting injury.

2017 Irish Times (Nexis) 11 Apr. 7 A British soldier..was unjustified in discharging the fatal round, a coroner has ruled.

b. Of an action, opinion, etc.: not clearly right, proper, or appropriate; lacking justification or good cause; unwarranted.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > unwarranted or unjustifiable

undue1398

sacklessa1400

indefensible1529

unwarranted1577

indefensive1586

unjustifiable1589

unwarrantable1612

unconcessible1643

unjustified1644

injustifiable1646

insupportable1649

ill-deserveda1666

unsupportable1710

warrantless1863

1644 A. Forbes Anat. of Independency 13 Their unknown, and unjustified opinions and wayes.

1686 R. Boyle Free Enq. Notion Nature iv. 97 The boldness of these unjustified paradoxes.

1778 C. F. Sheridan Rev.Three Great National Questions 82 A very improbable Supposition,..a Supposition wholly unjustified by the Experience of your Sister Kingdom.

1885 Law Times 23 May 62/1 The plaintiff's conduct..was unjustified.

1928 Columbia Law Rev. 28 754 The lawful but unjustified dismissal or discipline of a public officer or soldier.

1954 Economist 24 Apr. 277/3 An American Far Eastern policy which must..lead to a morally and politically unjustified war on China.

2007 R. Lovegrove Silent Fields vii. 237 In Britain, Weasels have often had bad press but much of this prejudice is unjustified.

4. Chiefly Printing. Not adjusted to an exact shape, size, or position.

a. Of a matrix: not adjusted so as to make the sides level and square and the impression of the required depth. Cf. justify v. 8a. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > composed type > [adjective] > not made exact or accurate

unjustified1672

1672 T. Marshall Let. 19 Jan. in H. Hart Notes Cent. Typogr. Oxf. (1900) 166/1 I haue examined y^e unjustifyed Paragon Greek matrices.

1778 E. R. Mores Diss. Eng. Typogr. Founders 72 The specimen will shew that several of the matrices are unjustified.

1876 T. L. De Vinne Invention of Printing iii. 55 The punched copper bar is known among type-founders as a Drive, or a Strike, or an Unjustified Matrix.

1887 T. B. Reed Hist. Old Eng. Letter Foundries 223 Mr. Mores found himself the owner of a vast confused mass of matrices, many of them unjustified.

1972 R. H. Kaye tr. L. Voet Golden Compasses II. iv. 52 (caption) Matrix being struck; one unjustified matrix; two justified matrices.

2004 J. Middendorp Dutch Type 25/1 His business..was limited to selling his designs, as unjustified matrices (strikes) or justified matrices.

b. Now also Computing. Of type, a body of text, etc.: not arranged to fill or fit a prescribed measure; not adjusted to have lines of equal length and equal margins. Cf. justify v. 8b.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > composed type > [adjective] > justified > unjustified

unregistered1816

unjustified1876

1876 Chron. & Descr. Index Patents 1875 330 The invention consists in composing the type by a machine.., into lines in a ‘stick’ with ‘rules’ between, but ‘unjustified,’ and then ‘justifying’ such lines of type at a separate operation by mechanism.

1897 Printer & Bookmaker July 206/2 The words in a line are left unjustified, that is, not spaced out, leaving the lines ragged on the end.

1949 D. Melcher & N. Larrick Printing & Promotion Handbk. 131/1 The lines of this paragraph have been deliberately left unjustified..presenting a ragged appearance at the right-hand edge.

1980 C. Burke Printing Poetry iii. 32 Some..of the problems in a prose setting can be obviated by setting it ‘ragged right’, that is by leaving the right-hand margin unjustified.

2005 Times Lit. Suppl. 7 Oct. 26/3 This is..Oxford University Press, though you might not think so from the American spelling and unjustified pages beginning each chapter.

Compounds

unjustified enrichment n. Civil Law the action or fact of obtaining a benefit (not intended as a gift) from another party in circumstances which the law regards as unjust and where the law requires the beneficiary to make restitution; an instance of this. Cf. unjust enrichment n. at unjust adj. and n. Compounds, which, though often treated as synonymous, is typically used in relation to common law rather than civil law.

ΚΠ

1909 W. Loewy tr. Civil Code German Empire 82 In so far as the counter-performance, not due under these provisions, is effected, the re-delivery of that, which has been rendered, may be demanded according to the provisions relating to the surrender of an unjustified enrichment.

1960 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 11 June When the City Council approves the transfer of a license in this fashion it is surrendering its own authority to allow an unjustified enrichment for an individual.

2002 Arab Law Q. 17 35 Due to a lack of a contractual claim the recovery of a called bank guarantee may only be based on the legal claim of unjustified enrichment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unjustified
释义	unjustifiedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈdʒʌstᵻfʌɪd/, U.S. /ˌənˈdʒəstəˌfaɪd/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and justify v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, justify v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + justify v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare later justified adj. †1. Not brought to justice; not dealt with or disciplined in accordance with law or justice; unpunished. Cf. justify v. 4, 5. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) l. 5871 At þat day..loverds alswa [shall give account] of þair meigne Þe whilk þai lete uniustifyed be. 1564 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 306 He wald haif sauffit the sone of ane theif, being his tennent, unjustifiit, allegeand [him]..to be his awin. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 202 Gif it be won, nocht ane in the castel, except the king sal chaip vniustifiet. 2. Chiefly Theology (Christian Church). Not redeemed, absolved, or declared righteous in the eyes of God; not brought into a state of justification. Cf. justified adj. 1, justification n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > grace > righteousness > [adjective] > justification > not unjustifieda1425 a1425 Lyfe of Soule (Arun.) (1978) 51 (MED) Þe pharasye magnafied hymselfe of wel doynge and þerfore he went oute of þe temple vniustified, But þe puplican mekely seyde to oure Lord, ‘Lord have mercy vpon me þat am a synful man’; And Crist seyde he was made riȝtwise for hys mekenesse. 1548 I. M. Breife Recantacion Maystres Missa sig. Aiiij I had no respect of parsons so that they broughte money, but yf they broughte none they were lyke to go vniustyfyed home. 1570 J. Foxe Serm. Christ Crucified (new ed.) f. 37 Let vs..seeke true innocencie where it is to be found, that is, in Christ onely, and in no fleshe els, whether hee be iustified or vniustified, whether before Baptisme, or after Baptisme. 1651 R. Baxter Plain Script. Proof Infants Church-membership & Baptism 308 If they have not Jus in re, then they are still unpardoned, and unjustified. 1661 Grand Deb. Rev. & Alteration Bk. Common Prayer 104 Those that by living in open sin, do shew themselves to be unjustifyed. 1701 T. Beverley Praise of Glory 51 Let him be Unjustifyed still. 1774 J. Scot Coll. Serm. ii. 48 Unjustified, unsanctified persons are called sinners. 1826 S. H. Dean Some Thoughts on Doctr. Justif. 33 An unjustified believer is a solecism in the world of grace. 1893 C. A. Briggs Def. before Presbytery of N.Y. viii. 176 Those who leave this world impenitent, unjustified, and unregenerate. 1901 Methodist Rev. July 636 The peace here spoken of is internal peace, soul peace, in contradistinction from unrest of the unjustified soul. 1920 Herald & Presbyter 7 Apr. 25/1 He is under condemnation on account of sin, and is judicially condemned and sentenced to death as a lost and unjustified sinner. 2004 S. Westerholm Perspectives Old & New on Paul i. v. 92 They do claim that no works done by unjustified sinners can be truly good, and they insist that God's grace, not human activity, is the basis of justification. 3. a. Of a person, group, etc.: lacking or unable to demonstrate good justification for an action, opinion, etc.; not vindicated or shown to be in the right; not exonerated from a charge, criticism, etc. Cf. justify v. 2a, 7a. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > guilt > [adjective] > not cleared unclearc1390 unpurged1508 unreprievable1593 unjustified1640 unexcusedc1650 uncleared1659 society > morality > moral evil > guilt > [adjective] > not free from guilt > not cleared of a charge or imputation unpurged1508 unjustified1640 uncleared1659 1640 R. Brathwait Ar't Asleepe Husband? vii. 276 You cannot..stand in defence of their honour whom you heare traduced, especially, when their absence leaves them unjustified. 1678 J. Dryden All for Love iv. 62 I go Unjustifi'd, for ever from your sight. 1734 tr. M.-A. de Gomez Belle Assemblée IV. 54 You..do an irreparable injury to my Truth, and I shall die unjustified in your Opinion. 1789 P. Withers Alfred's Apol. 81 Had your learned counselled you to bring your Action in the Common Pleas, your Character, Madam, might have been justified, if the Pamphlet Nemesis had called it in question. But by a process in the Crown-Office, your Character will remain unjustified. ?1819 Rector's Memorandum Bk. xx. 248 Every word was a dagger to my heart: he left me unheard, unjustified, and in a state of frantic despair. 1849 R. Cobden Speeches 27 I hope I may not be considered as unjustified by precedent. 1907 A. E. Barr Heart of Jessy Laurie xiv. 291 I have seen them die unjustified. They had no one to defend their case. 1939 Univ. Chicago Law Rev. 7 170 The defendant is wholly unjustified in inflicting injury. 2017 Irish Times (Nexis) 11 Apr. 7 A British soldier..was unjustified in discharging the fatal round, a coroner has ruled. b. Of an action, opinion, etc.: not clearly right, proper, or appropriate; lacking justification or good cause; unwarranted. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > unwarranted or unjustifiable undue1398 sacklessa1400 indefensible1529 unwarranted1577 indefensive1586 unjustifiable1589 unwarrantable1612 unconcessible1643 unjustified1644 injustifiable1646 insupportable1649 ill-deserveda1666 unsupportable1710 warrantless1863 1644 A. Forbes Anat. of Independency 13 Their unknown, and unjustified opinions and wayes. 1686 R. Boyle Free Enq. Notion Nature iv. 97 The boldness of these unjustified paradoxes. 1778 C. F. Sheridan Rev.Three Great National Questions 82 A very improbable Supposition,..a Supposition wholly unjustified by the Experience of your Sister Kingdom. 1885 Law Times 23 May 62/1 The plaintiff's conduct..was unjustified. 1928 Columbia Law Rev. 28 754 The lawful but unjustified dismissal or discipline of a public officer or soldier. 1954 Economist 24 Apr. 277/3 An American Far Eastern policy which must..lead to a morally and politically unjustified war on China. 2007 R. Lovegrove Silent Fields vii. 237 In Britain, Weasels have often had bad press but much of this prejudice is unjustified. 4. Chiefly Printing. Not adjusted to an exact shape, size, or position. a. Of a matrix: not adjusted so as to make the sides level and square and the impression of the required depth. Cf. justify v. 8a. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > composed type > [adjective] > not made exact or accurate unjustified1672 1672 T. Marshall Let. 19 Jan. in H. Hart Notes Cent. Typogr. Oxf. (1900) 166/1 I haue examined y^e unjustifyed Paragon Greek matrices. 1778 E. R. Mores Diss. Eng. Typogr. Founders 72 The specimen will shew that several of the matrices are unjustified. 1876 T. L. De Vinne Invention of Printing iii. 55 The punched copper bar is known among type-founders as a Drive, or a Strike, or an Unjustified Matrix. 1887 T. B. Reed Hist. Old Eng. Letter Foundries 223 Mr. Mores found himself the owner of a vast confused mass of matrices, many of them unjustified. 1972 R. H. Kaye tr. L. Voet Golden Compasses II. iv. 52 (caption) Matrix being struck; one unjustified matrix; two justified matrices. 2004 J. Middendorp Dutch Type 25/1 His business..was limited to selling his designs, as unjustified matrices (strikes) or justified matrices. b. Now also Computing. Of type, a body of text, etc.: not arranged to fill or fit a prescribed measure; not adjusted to have lines of equal length and equal margins. Cf. justify v. 8b. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > composed type > [adjective] > justified > unjustified unregistered1816 unjustified1876 1876 Chron. & Descr. Index Patents 1875 330 The invention consists in composing the type by a machine.., into lines in a ‘stick’ with ‘rules’ between, but ‘unjustified,’ and then ‘justifying’ such lines of type at a separate operation by mechanism. 1897 Printer & Bookmaker July 206/2 The words in a line are left unjustified, that is, not spaced out, leaving the lines ragged on the end. 1949 D. Melcher & N. Larrick Printing & Promotion Handbk. 131/1 The lines of this paragraph have been deliberately left unjustified..presenting a ragged appearance at the right-hand edge. 1980 C. Burke Printing Poetry iii. 32 Some..of the problems in a prose setting can be obviated by setting it ‘ragged right’, that is by leaving the right-hand margin unjustified. 2005 Times Lit. Suppl. 7 Oct. 26/3 This is..Oxford University Press, though you might not think so from the American spelling and unjustified pages beginning each chapter. Compounds unjustified enrichment n. Civil Law the action or fact of obtaining a benefit (not intended as a gift) from another party in circumstances which the law regards as unjust and where the law requires the beneficiary to make restitution; an instance of this. Cf. unjust enrichment n. at unjust adj. and n. Compounds, which, though often treated as synonymous, is typically used in relation to common law rather than civil law. ΚΠ 1909 W. Loewy tr. Civil Code German Empire 82 In so far as the counter-performance, not due under these provisions, is effected, the re-delivery of that, which has been rendered, may be demanded according to the provisions relating to the surrender of an unjustified enrichment. 1960 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 11 June When the City Council approves the transfer of a license in this fashion it is surrendering its own authority to allow an unjustified enrichment for an individual. 2002 Arab Law Q. 17 35 Due to a lack of a contractual claim the recovery of a called bank guarantee may only be based on the legal claim of unjustified enrichment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1425
随便看	leftlane driver leftlane hog leftleaning leftlegged leftleggedness leftmost leftmoster leftmostest leftness leftoblique leftoff leftout leftover leftovers lefts leftsided leftsidedness legacy monger legacy of the cross legacy parole legacy per damnationem legal legal action legal adviser legal advisor