noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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From Middle English justificacioun, justification, from Middle French justification, from Late Latin iustificationem, justificationem < iustificatio, from iustifico, from Latin iustus.
Across languages
Translations
83 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
shpjegim
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Albanian:
arsyetim
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Amharic:
ምክንያት
(məknəyat)
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Arabic:
تَبْرِير
(tabrīr)
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Armenian:
արդարացում
(ardaracʻum)
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Azerbaijani:
bəraət
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Belarusian:
апраўда́нне
(aprawdánnje)
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Bulgarian:
извине́ние
(izvinénie)
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Bulgarian:
оправда́ние
(opravdánie)
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Catalan:
justificació
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Chinese Mandarin:
正當化 /正当化
(zhèngdànghuà)
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Czech:
ospravedlnění
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Czech:
zdůvodnění
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Czech:
odůvodnění
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Dutch:
rechtvaardiging
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Esperanto:
apologio
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Ewe:
afiatsotso
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Finnish:
oikeutus
— reason, explanation, or excuse
French:
justification
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Georgian:
გამართლება
(gamartleba)
— reason, explanation, or excuse
German:
Rechtfertigung
— reason, explanation, or excuse
German:
Begründung
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Greek:
δικαιολογία
(dikaiología)
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Greek:
αιτιολόγηση
(aitiológisi)
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Greek:
απολόγηση
(apológisi)
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Hungarian:
indoklás
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Irish:
réasún
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Italian:
giustificazione
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Italian:
ragione
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Italian:
spiegazione
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Italian:
scusa
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Japanese:
正当化
(seitōka)
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Korean:
정당화
(jeongdanghwa)
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Māori:
parahautanga
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Occitan:
justificacion
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Persian:
توجیه
(towjih)
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Persian:
بهانه
(bahâne)
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Polish:
usprawiedliwienie
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Polish:
uzasadnienie
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Portuguese:
justificativa
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Portuguese:
justificação
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Portuguese:
explicação
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Romanian:
justificare
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Romanian:
justificație
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Russian:
оправда́ние
(opravdánije)
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Slovak:
zdôvodnenie
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Slovak:
odôvodnenie
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Spanish:
justificación
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Spanish:
motivación
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Swedish:
rättfärdigande
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Swedish:
rättfärdiggörelse
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Tagalog:
pangangatwiran
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Tagalog:
paghuhustipika
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Turkish:
haklı çıkma
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Turkish:
savunma
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Turkish:
temize çıkma
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Turkish:
gerekçe
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Turkish:
mazeret
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Turkish:
müstenidat
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Ukrainian:
ви́правдання
(výpravdannja)
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Welsh:
cyfiawnhad
— reason, explanation, or excuse
Finnish:
vanhurskauttaminen
— forgiveness of sin
Swedish:
rättfärdiggörelse
— forgiveness of sin
Armenian:
տողաշտկում
(toġaštkum)
— text alignment
Bulgarian:
подравня́ване
(podravnjávane)
— text alignment
Czech:
zarovnání
— text alignment
Finnish:
tasaus
— text alignment
Finnish:
suljenta
— text alignment
French:
justification
— text alignment
Georgian:
გასწორება
(gasc̣oreba)
— text alignment
German:
Ausrichtung
— text alignment
German:
Blocksatz
— text alignment
German:
Zeilenfall
— text alignment
Greek:
στοίχιση
(stoíchisi)
— text alignment
Hungarian:
igazítás
— text alignment
Italian:
giustificazione
— text alignment
Japanese:
行揃え
(gyōsoroe)
— text alignment
Japanese:
ジャスティフィケーション
(jyasutifikēshon)
— text alignment
Polish:
justyfikacja
— text alignment
Portuguese:
justificação
— text alignment
Russian:
выра́внивание
(vyrávnivanije)
— text alignment
