justify

v. vindicate, defend, support, excuse; cause to exactly fill a line of type (of words or letters)

The term justify has many meanings:To one's statement with positive evidence, see justificationIn telecommunication, the term justify has the following meanings: To shift the contents of a register or a field so that the significant character at the specified end of the data is at a particular position. justification in typesetting, i.e. To align text horizontally or vertically so that the first and last characters of every line, or the first and last line of the text, are aligned with their corresponding margins. To align data on a designated character position.In mathematics, the term justify means to prove the validity of a claim using an accepted method of proof. See Mathematical proof.
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Verb
1. show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"
(synonym) warrant
(hypernym) confirm, reassert
(derivation) justification
2. show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim"
(synonym) vindicate
(hypernym) uphold, maintain
(hyponym) excuse, explain
(derivation) justification
3. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
(synonym) apologize, apologise, excuse, rationalize, rationalise
(hypernym) defend, support, fend for
(hyponym) color, colour, gloss
(derivation) justification
4. let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"
(synonym) absolve, free
(hypernym) forgive
(hyponym) excuse, relieve, let off, exempt
(derivation) justification
5. adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins"
(hypernym) adjust, set, correct
(classification) printing

(v. i.)
To take oath to the ownership of property sufficient to qualify one's self as bail or surety.
  

(v. i.)
To form an even surface or true line with something else; to fit exactly.
  

(a.)
To treat as if righteous and just; to pardon; to exculpate; to absolve.
  

(a.)
To prove; to ratify; to confirm.
  

(a.)
To prove or show to be just; to vindicate; to maintain or defend as conformable to law, right, justice, propriety, or duty.
  

(a.)
To pronounce free from guilt or blame; to declare or prove to have done that which is just, right, proper, etc.; to absolve; to exonerate; to clear.
  

(a.)
To make even or true, as lines of type, by proper spacing; to adjust, as type. See Justification, 4.
  

1. To shift the contents of a register or a field so that the significant character at the specified end of the data is at a particular position. 2. To align text horizontally or vertically so that the first and last characters of every line, or the first and last line of the text, are aligned with their corresponding margins. Note 1: In English, text may be justified left, right, or both. Left justification is the most common. Note 2: The last line of a paragraph is usually only left justified. 3. To align data on a designated character position.