- justificatory
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/ju stif"i keuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee, jus"teuh fi kay'teuh ree/, adj.serving to justify; providing justification.Also, justificative /jus"teuh fi kay'tiv/.[1570-80; < LL justifica(re) to JUSTIFY + -TORY1]
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Justificatory — Jus*tif i*ca*to*ry (?; 277), a. Vindicatory; defensory; justificative. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
justificatory — index palliative (excusing) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
justificatory — [jus′tə fi kāt΄ivjəs tif′i kə tôr΄ē; jus′tə fə kāt΄ə rē] adj. [< LL justificatus, justified, pp. of justificare (see JUSTIFY) + ORY] justifying; serving to uphold or vindicate: also justificative [jus′tə fi kāt΄iv] … English World dictionary
justificatory — justify ► VERB (justifies, justified) 1) prove to be right or reasonable. 2) be a good reason for. 3) Printing adjust (text) so that the lines of type fill a given width exactly, forming a straight right edge. DERIVATIVES justification noun… … English terms dictionary
justificatory excuse — index alibi Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
justificatory — adjective Date: 1579 tending or serving to justify ; vindicatory … New Collegiate Dictionary
justificatory — adjective providing justification … Wiktionary
justificatory — adj. serving to justify, supporting, defending, excusingjus·ti·fi·ca·to·ry || dÊ’ÊŒstɪfɪkeɪtÉ”rɪ / trɪ … English contemporary dictionary
justificatory — adj 1. substantiative, substantiating, supportive, supporting, upholding, sustaining, justificative, justifying; apologetic, extenuatory, extenuating, mitigative, mitigating, palliative, palliating. 2. exculpatory, exculpating, acquitting,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
justificatory — jus·tif·i·ca·to·ry … English syllables
