- justifiable
- (ju-sti-fi-a-bl') adj.Qui peut être justifié. Cette action n'est pas justifiable.Justifier.
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justifiable — [ ʒystifjabl ] adj. • 1787; « qui rend juste » v. 1300; de justifier 1 ♦ Qui peut être justifié. ⇒ défendable, excusable. Attitude, conduite peu justifiable. Justifiable aux yeux de qqn, devant qqn. 2 ♦ Qui peut être expliqué, motivé. Un choix… … Encyclopédie Universelle
justifiable — jus·ti·fi·able /ˌjəs tə fī ə bəl/ adj: capable of being justified justifiable reliance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. justifiable … Law dictionary
Justifiable — Jus ti*fi a*ble, a. [Cf. F. justifiable. See {Justify}.] Capable of being justified, or shown to be just. [1913 Webster] Just are the ways of God, And justifiable to men. Milton. Syn: Defensible; vindicable; warrantable; excusable; exculpable;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
justifiable — (adj.) 1520s, from O.Fr. justifiable, from justifiier (see JUSTIFY (Cf. justify)). Earlier in same sense was justificable (mid 15c.). Related: Justifiably (mid 15c.) … Etymology dictionary
justifiable — [adj] reasonable, well founded acceptable, admissible, allowable, condonable, defensible, excusable, fair, fit, forgivable, lawful, legit*, legitimate, licit, logical, pardonable, probable, proper, reasonable, remissible, right, rightful, sound,… … New thesaurus
justifiable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ able to be justified. DERIVATIVES justifiability noun justifiableness noun justifiably adverb … English terms dictionary
justifiable — [jus′tə fī΄ə bəl, jus΄tə fī′ə bəl] adj. [Fr < justifier: see JUSTIFY] that can be justified or defended as correct justifiability n. justifiably adv … English World dictionary
justifiable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ▪ consider sth, think sth ▪ We consider this action justifiable. ADVERB … Collocations dictionary
justifiable — jus|ti|fi|a|ble [ˈdʒʌstıfaıəbəl] adj actions, reactions, decisions etc that are justifiable are acceptable because they are done for good reasons ▪ justifiable anger economically/commercially justifiable ▪ Are these experiments morally… … Dictionary of contemporary English
justifiable — [[t]ʤʌ̱stɪfa͟ɪ͟əb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf An action, situation, emotion, or idea that is justifiable is acceptable or correct because there is a good reason for it. The violence of the revolutionary years was justifiable on… … English dictionary
justifiable — jus|ti|fi|a|ble [ dʒʌstı,faıəbl ] adjective if something is justifiable, there is a good reason for it: Can such violence ever be justifiable? ╾ jus|ti|fi|a|bly adverb: My father was justifiably proud of his family … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
