justify
Cross references:
1. maintain
jus.ti.fy \'j*s-t*-.fi-\ vb [ME justifien, fr. MF or LL; MF justifier, fr.
LL justificare], fr. L justus 1a: to prove or show to be just, right, or
reasonable : VINDICATE 1b1: to show to have had a sufficient legal reason
1b2: to qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of s
ufficient property archaic 2a: to administer justice to archaic 2b:
ABSOLVE 2c1: to make righteous 2c2: to release from the guilt of sin and
accept as righteous 3: to adjust or arrange exactly; specif : to set
(type) so as to f ill a full line 1a: to show a sufficient lawful reason
for an act done 1b: to qualify as bail or surety 2: to fit exactly;
specif : to fill a full line