adj
Meaning 1
That can be justified.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonyms: defensible, excusable
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: righteous, defensible, excusable
Antonyms: unjustifiable
Standard Lemma guide
justifiable
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adj
Meaning 2
Describing an illegal and intentional act that is nevertheless not blameworthy, for example because its positive consequences outweighed the bad. Distinguished from excusable, describing an involuntary illegal act.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: specifically
Topics: law
Examples
- justifiable homicide
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
capable of being justified
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle French justifiable. By surface analysis, justify + -able.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Asturian: xustificable — that can be justified
- Bulgarian: оправдан (opravdan) — that can be justified
- Bulgarian: законен (zakonen) — that can be justified
- Catalan: justificable — that can be justified
- Czech: ospravedlnitelný — that can be justified
- Danish: forsvarlig — that can be justified
- Dutch: verdedigbaar — that can be justified
- Finnish: perusteltu — that can be justified
- Finnish: oikeutettu — that can be justified
- Finnish: aiheellinen — that can be justified
- French: justifiable — that can be justified
- French: défendable — that can be justified
- Galician: xustificable — that can be justified
- Galician: xustificábel — that can be justified
- Greek: αιτιολογημένος (aitiologiménos) — that can be justified
- Greek: δικαιολογημένος (dikaiologiménos) — that can be justified
- Ido: justifikebla — that can be justified
- Italian: giustificabile — that can be justified
- Norwegian Bokmål: forsvarlig — that can be justified
- Polish: uzasadniony — that can be justified
- Portuguese: justificável — that can be justified
- Spanish: justificable — that can be justified