## Meanings
1. A good reason or explanation that makes an action or belief seem acceptable.
2. The way text is lined up along the left margin, the right margin, or both.

## Examples
- There is no justification for treating people so cruelly.
- She changed the paragraph to full justification.

## Antonyms
- condemnation
- conviction

## Derived Forms
- justificational
- justificationism
- justificationist
- overjustification
- rejustification
- self-justification

## Related Forms
- acquittal
- exculpation
- justify
- warrantedness
- worthwhileness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *dʰeh₁-
- Root: justificacioun
- Root: justification
- Root: iustificationem
- Root: iustus

## Etymology
From Middle English justificacioun, justification, from Middle French justification, from Late Latin iustificationem, justificationem < iustificatio, from iustifico, from Latin iustus.

## AI Etymology
Justification comes from Middle English justificacioun, justification, from Middle French justification, from Late Latin iustificationem, justificationem < iustificatio, from iustifico, from Latin iustus. The historical chain includes *dʰeh₁- (Proto-Indo-European), justificacioun (Middle English), justification (Middle French), iustificationem (Late Latin), and iustus (Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as justificational, justificationism, justificationist, and overjustification and related forms such as acquittal, exculpation, and justify. In present use it covers a good reason or explanation that makes an action or belief seem acceptable and the way text is lined up along the left margin, the right margin, or both.

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