justified

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
justify /ˈdʒʌstɪfʌɪ/

▶verb (justifies, justifying, justified)

• 1 prove to be right or reasonable.

  ■ be a good reason for.

• 2 Theology declare or make righteous in the sight of God.

• 3 Printing (often as adj. justified) adjust (text or a line of type) so that the print fills a space evenly or forms a straight edge.

– derivatives
justificatory adjective,
justifier noun.

– origin ME: from OFr. justifier, from Christian L. justificare ‘do justice to’, from L. justus (see just).