justifiedjus‧ti‧fied /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪd/ ●●○ AWL adjective 
In the Chief Constable’s view, the use of force was fully justified.justified in doing something Under the circumstances, the principal was justified in expelling this student.2right/left justified technical used to describe a page where the words form a straight edge on the right or left side of the page
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A few of his complaints were justified.
- I don't think Colin's criticisms were really justified.
- The government feels justified in using military force to protect its own citizens.
- The landlord may be justified in charging for any additional work that needs to be done.
Longman Language Activatorwhen it is right or reasonable to do something
use this to talk about what someone has done or may do, to say that you agree with it because it seems fair or reasonable: right to do something: · You were right to complain - the food was cold.· The screenwriter was right to focus on just one aspect of a long and complicated novel.the right thing to do: · I took a pay cut to come here, but I'm sure it was the right thing to do.do the right thing: · Do the right thing - turn off the TV and get the kids playing outside.
if you say that someone is justified in doing something, or that something they do is justified , you believe what they do is reasonable in that situation: · I don't think Colin's criticisms were really justified.be/feel justified in doing something: · The government feels justified in using military force to protect its own citizens.· The landlord may be justified in charging for any additional work that needs to be done.
if an action is reasonable , it is fair and sensible: · Campaigners say that there is no reasonable objection to women becoming priests.it is reasonable to do something: · It is reasonable to expect members to pay a small fee.· It is reasonable to assume watching a lot of television at an early age interferes with development.it is reasonable that: · It is reasonable that a prospective employer should want to know if someone has a criminal record.
spoken informal say this when you can understand why someone has behaved in a particular way, and you think they were right: · "Sheila's left her husband." "Well, I don't blame her!"I don't blame sb for (doing) something: · I don't blame you for losing your temper with Ann.· It may have been a joke, but you can't blame the women in the department for being angry.
a justifiable feeling, action, or reaction is acceptable because there is a good reason for it: · Can violence ever be a justifiable method of protest?· Reed said the tax increases were not only justifiable, but unavoidable.· Is football a justifiable expense when the college cannot afford enough English classes to meet students' needs?
fair, correct, or reasonable according to accepted rules, facts, or standards of behaviour: · He had a legitimate reason for being late.· The way governments treat their people is a legitimate concern for the international community.it is legitimate to do something: · It is legitimate to suggest that taxes should affect people with higher incomes more than they affect poorer people.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY In the Chief Constable’s view, the use of force was fully justified.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
In the Chief Constable’s view, the use of force was fully justified.· Highlight the first block, and make it italic, fully justified and indented half an inch from the left.· Moxon's decision to drop Ashley Metcalfe and keep faith with Simon Kellett turned out to be fully justified.· Simeon's prudence in leaving Jerusalem was fully justified.
NOUN· But it is not immediately obvious how to write a similar argument against the notion of justified belief.· Any foundationalist has a duty to make sense of the possibility that there be non-inferentially justified beliefs.· Some sceptical arguments attack the notion of knowledge directly but leave other related notions, crucially that of justified belief, untouched.· There was the justified belief in external manipulation - and yet there was dependence on those same manipulators.· The regress argument is an argument that as well as the inferentially justified beliefs, there must be some beliefs which are justified non-inferentially.· An initial diagnosis of the Gettier counter-examples may be that it is just luck that Henry's justified belief is true.· It follows from this that if there is no such thing as justified belief, there is no such thing as understanding.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
- Numeric quantities can be printed left justified by preceding them with a semi-colon.
WORD FAMILYadjectivejustifiable ≠ unjustifiablejustified ≠ unjustifiednounjustificationverbjustifyadverbjustifiably ≠ unjustifiably
1having an acceptable explanation or reason: In the Chief Constable’s view, the use of force was fully justified.justified in doing something Under the circumstances, the principal was justified in expelling this student.2right/left justified technical used to describe a page where the words form a straight edge on the right or left side of the page