justified

«justified» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Fair and having a good reason — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (justified); verb (past of justify)

meaning for a pupil

1) Fair and having a good reason. tree →

2) (text) Lined up so that both the left and right edges of the lines are straight. tree →

3) (verb, past) Gave a good reason for something. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To be justified means to be shown to be in the right, or to be found innocent in a court of law. Interpretation: Job insists he is in the right, and God asks whether Job would call God wrong to prove it. Isaiah promises that all of Israel will in the end be found righteous before God. In the primary lessons: In everyday life and stories: «Her anger was justified.» In exams and debates: a justified answer gives reasons. In computing and design: justified text lines up on both sides. Phrases: feel justified, fully justified.

examples

Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified? (Writings JOB.40.8, JPS 1917) tree →
Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified. (Writings JOB.13.18, JPS 1917) tree →
In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory. (Prophets ISA.45.25, JPS 1917) tree →
Your complaint is justified — the toy was broken. tree →
She felt justified in telling the teacher. tree →
Was the red card justified? tree →
In newspapers, text is often justified. tree →
He justified his answer with a diagram. tree →
Their worry was justified when the storm came. tree →

note

Opposite: unjustified. In maths: «justify your answer» means explain why, show your working.

In the corpora

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «justified» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

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