English word justify comes from Latin justus, Latin facio, Latin ficare, and later Old French justifier (To show to be innocent.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| justus | Latin (lat) | |
| facio | Latin (lat) | I appoint.. I do. I make, construct, fashion, frame, build, erect. I make, produce, compose. |
| ficare | Latin (lat) | |
| justificare | Late Latin (LL) | |
| iustificare | Latin (lat) | |
| iustificare | Late Latin (LL) | |
| justifier | Old French (fro) | To show to be innocent. |
| justifien | Middle English (enm) | |
| justify | English (en) | (legal) To qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property.. (legal) To show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or accusation.. (transitive) To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin.. (transitive) To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends [...] |