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justified
transitive verb1 a: to prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable b
(1): to show to have had a sufficient legal reason
(2): to qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property2 aarchaic : to administer justice to barchaic : absolve c: to judge, regard, or treat as righteous and worthy of salvation3 a: to space (as lines of text) so that the lines come out even at the margin b: to make even by justifying <justified margins>intransitive verb1 a: to show a sufficient lawful reason for an act done b: to qualify as bail or surety2: to justify lines of text
synonyms see maintain
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