单词 | justificative |
释义 | justificativeadj. That provides justification; (also) providing supporting evidence; = justificatory adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > [adjective] > serving to support or confirm cited?1555 justificative1611 confirmatory1636 confirmative1641 argumentative1642 confirming1661 affirmative1702 supporting1763 supportive1771 justificatory1779 society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > [adjective] > justifying justifying1526 justificatory1563 justificative1611 justifical1646 legitimating1821 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Iustificatif, iustificatiue, iustifying, righting. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 242. Then they fell to Law about it, whose bills, and answers, together with other writings, processiue, iustificatiue, obligatiue,..and infinite other the like..came to no lesse than two thousand and fiue hundred sheets of paper. 1695 tr. N. Malebranche Christian Conf. ii. 24 Some justificative evidence of your prejudices. 1767 Apol. Catholics Great Brit. & Ireland iv. 84 Mary, on her trial, have given ample justificative proofs of her innocence. 1797 T. Beddoes Alternatives Compared 51 The justificative comments of Lord Grenville. 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. III. v. iii. 51 Some justificative, or extenuative, or exemptive, circumstance. a1832 J. Bentham Equity Disp. Court Bill in Wks. (1843) III. 377/1 Hence the length of this explanatory and justificative Note. 1890 G. Saintsbury Ess. 245 With justificative selections from Buffon..and other authorities. 1932 W. Faulkner Light in August xiii. 293 It is like words spoken aloud now: reiterative, patient, justificative: ‘I paid for it. I didn't quibble about the price.’ 1992 D. J. Unger & J. J. Dillon St. Irenaeus of Lyons against Heresies 113 There are often several justificative notes per page. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1611 |
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