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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024jus•ti•fi•ca•tion /ˌdʒʌstəfɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. - a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies: [uncountable]His treatment of you was all the justification you needed to leave.[countable]He was looking for any justification to fire her.
See -jus-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024jus•ti•fi•ca•tion ( jus′tə fi kā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends:His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party.
- an act of justifying:The painter's justification of his failure to finish on time didn't impress me.
- the state of being justified.
- ReligionAlso called justifica′tion by faith′. [Theol.]the act of God whereby humankind is made or accounted just, or free from guilt or penalty of sin.
- Printingthe spacing of words and letters within a line of type so that all full lines in a column have even margins both on the left and on the right.
- Late Latin jūstificātiōn- (stem of jūstificātiō), equivalent. to jūstificāt(us) past participle of jūstificāre to justify (see justificatory) + -iōn- -ion-
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: justification /ˌdʒʌstɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ n - reasonable grounds for complaint, defence, etc
- the act of justifying; proof, vindication, or exculpation
- the act of justifying
- the process of being justified or the condition of having been justified
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