justify

justify
transitive verb
1) (show justice of, vindicate) rechtfertigen; (demonstrate correctness of) belegen, beweisen [Behauptung, Argument, Darstellung]; (offer adequate grounds for) begründen [Verhalten, Vorstellung, Behauptung]

justify oneself/something to somebody — sich/etwas jemandem gegenüber od. vor jemandem rechtfertigen

the end justifies the means — der Zweck heiligt die Mittel

be justified in doing something — etwas zu Recht tun

2) (Printing) ausschließen
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verb
1) (to prove or show (a person, action, opinion etc) to be just, right, desirable or reasonable: How can the government justify the spending of millions of pounds on weapons when there is so much poverty in the country?)
2) (to be a good excuse for: Your state of anxiety does not justify your being so rude to me.) rechtfertigen
- academic.ru/40362/justifiable">justifiable
- justification
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jus·ti·fy
<-ie->
[ˈʤʌstɪfaɪ, AM -təfaɪ]
vt
1. (show to be right)
to \justify sth etw rechtfertigen
these measures need to be justified first diese Maßnahmen müssen erst begründet werden
are these measures really justified? sind diese Maßnahmen wirklich gerechtfertigt?
that does not \justify him being late das entschuldigt nicht, dass er zu spät gekommen ist
to \justify sb's faith in sb jds Vertrauen in jdn rechtfertigen
to \justify oneself [for sth] sich akk [für etw akk] rechtfertigen
to \justify oneself to sb sich akk jdm gegenüber rechtfertigen
2. TYPO
to \justify sth line etw ausrichten
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['dZʌstIfaɪ]
vt
1) (= show to be right) rechtfertigen, verteidigen (sth to sb etw vor jdm or jdm gegenüber)

you don't need to justify yourself — Sie brauchen sich nicht zu rechtfertigen or verteidigen

don't try to justify your action — versuchen Sie nicht, Ihre Tat zu entschuldigen or zu verteidigen

am I justified in believing that ...? — glaube ich zu Recht, dass ...?

2) (= be good reason for) rechtfertigen, ein Grund sein für

the future could hardly be said to justify great optimism — die Zukunft berechtigt wohl kaum zu großem Optimismus

this does not justify his being late — das ist kein Grund für sein Zuspätkommen

he was justified in doing that — es war gerechtfertigt, dass er das tat

you're not justified in talking to her like that — Sie haben kein Recht, so mit ihr zu reden

3) (TYP) justieren; (COMPUT) ausrichten

right/left justified — rechts-/linksbündig

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justify [ˈdʒʌstıfaı]
A v/t
1. rechtfertigen (before [oder to] sb vor jemandem, jemandem gegenüber):
justify doing sth es rechtfertigen, etwas getan zu haben;
be justified in doing sth
a) etwas mit gutem Recht tun,
b) berechtigt sein, etwas zu tun;
you are not justified in talking to me like that Sie haben kein Recht, so mit mir zu sprechen; end C 10
2. a) gutheißen
b) entschuldigen
c) jemandem recht geben
3. REL rechtfertigen, von Sündenschuld freisprechen
4. TECH richtig stellen, richten, eine Waage etc justieren
5. TYPO justieren, ausschließen
B v/i JUR sich rechtfertigen (können)
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transitive verb
1) (show justice of, vindicate) rechtfertigen; (demonstrate correctness of) belegen, beweisen [Behauptung, Argument, Darstellung]; (offer adequate grounds for) begründen [Verhalten, Vorstellung, Behauptung]

justify oneself/something to somebody — sich/etwas jemandem gegenüber od. vor jemandem rechtfertigen

the end justifies the means — der Zweck heiligt die Mittel

be justified in doing something — etwas zu Recht tun

2) (Printing) ausschließen
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v.
ausrichten v.
begründen v.
einstellen v.
justieren v.
rechtfertigen v.

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