justified

/ˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪd/
adjective
  1. Having a good reason; reasonable or right.
    • Her anger was completely justified given the circumstances.
    • The teacher felt that the punishment was justified.
    • He believed his decision was justified by the facts.
  2. In printing or computing, having lines of text aligned evenly on both left and right edges.
    • You can select justified alignment in the paragraph settings.
    • The essay should be in justified format, not left-aligned.
    • Justified text looks cleaner in a newspaper column.
verb
  1. Past tense and past participle of justify: to show or prove to be right or reasonable.
    • She justified her actions by explaining the emergency.
    • The data justified the company's investment in new technology.
    • He justified his late arrival by blaming the traffic.
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