Translate justification | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of justification
noun
[mass noun] 1the action of showing something to be right or reasonable:the justification of revolutionary action he made a speech in justification of his career good reason for something that exists or has been done:there is no justification for an increase in charges [count noun]:all these incidents were used again as a justification for my sacking
2 Theology the action of declaring or making righteous in the sight of God.
3 Printing the action or manner of justifying a line of type or piece of text.
