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10 Language-to-English DictionariesJustifiable
/ˈdʒʌs.tɪ.faɪ.ə.bəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Able to be shown to be right or reasonable; defensible.
"The company argued that the price increase was fully justifiable given the rising cost of raw materials." - 2
Able to be defended as morally acceptable or warranted under the circumstances.
"In exceptional cases, extraordinary measures may be considered morally justifiable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late Middle English verb 'justify', stemming from Old French 'justifier' and ultimately from Late Latin 'iustificare' (to make righteous), combined with the suffix '-able' (capable of). Over time, it evolved from a strictly theological sense of being made right by God to a broader secular sense of being able to be shown to be right, reasonable, or legally defensible.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Justifiable" is said worldwide
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justifiable
Transliteration: /ʒys.ti.fja.bl/
"Cette décision est parfaitement justifiable."
vertretbar
Transliteration: /fɛɐ̯ˈtʁeːt.baːɐ̯/
"Diese Ausgabe ist absolut vertretbar."
giustificabile
Transliteration: /dʒu.sti.fi.kaˈbi.le/
"Il suo comportamento non è giustificabile."
justificable
Transliteration: /xus.ti.fiˈka.βle/
"Su reacción fue totalmente justificable."
justificável
Transliteration: /ʒus.tifiˈka.vɛw/
"O atraso foi perfeitamente justificável."
उचित
Transliteration: uchit
"उस का यह निर्णय पूरी तरह से उचित था।"
正当的
Transliteration: zhèngdàng de
"他的要求是正当的。"
정당화할 수 있는
Transliteration: jeongdanghwahal su inneun
"그의 행동은 정당화할 수 있는 이유가 있다."
正当な
Transliteration: seitō na
"彼の行動は十分に正当な理由に基づいている。"
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