ALL meanings of justified
jus·ti·fy
J j - noun justified Having, done for, or marked by a good or legitimate reason. 1
- adjective justified speech, action: warranted 1
- adjective justified person: validated, excused 1
- adjective justified flush with margins 1
- verb with object justified to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means. 1
- verb with object justified to defend or uphold as warranted or well-grounded: Don't try to justify his rudeness. 1
- verb with object justified Theology. to declare innocent or guiltless; absolve; acquit. 1
- verb with object justified Printing. to make (a line of type) a desired length by spacing the words and letters, especially so that full lines in a column have even margins both on the left and on the right. to level and square (a strike). 1
- verb without object justified Law. to show a satisfactory reason or excuse for something done. to qualify as bail or surety. 1
- verb without object justified Printing. (of a line of type) to fit exactly into a desired length. 1
- adjective justified If you describe a decision, action, or idea as justified, you think it is reasonable and acceptable. 0
- adjective justified If you think that someone is justified in doing something, you think that their reasons for doing it are good and valid. 0
- adjective justified reasonable and acceptable 0
- adjective justified having good and valid reasons 0