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# justified

«justified» in Mova's school dictionary: **Fair and having a good reason** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (justified); verb (past of justify)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Fair and having a good reason. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/justified/#m1)

2) (text) Lined up so that both the left and right edges of the lines are straight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/justified/#m2)

3) (verb, past) Gave a good reason for something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/justified/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and stories: «Her anger was justified.» In exams and debates: a justified answer gives reasons. In computing and design: justified text lines up on both sides. Phrases: feel justified, fully justified.

### examples

- Your complaint is justified — the toy was broken. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/justified/#x1)
- She felt justified in telling the teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/justified/#x2)
- Was the red card justified? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/justified/#x3)
- In newspapers, text is often justified. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/justified/#x4)
- He justified his answer with a diagram. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/justified/#x5)
- Their worry was justified when the storm came. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/justified/#x6)

### note

Opposite: unjustified. In maths: «justify your answer» means explain why, show your working.

### In the corpora

- [Put Me in remembrance, let us plead together; declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.966/)
- [In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.1029/)
- [And enter not into judgment with Thy servant; for in Thy sight shall no man living be justified.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2587/)
- [Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.327/)
- [Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.1101/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «justified» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/justified/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.