Justification vs Legitimate - What's the difference?
justification | legitimate |
A reason, explanation, or excuse which provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
(typography) The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).
In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements; lawful.
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Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
* (rfdate) Macaulay
Authentic, real, genuine.
(senseid)Lawfully begotten, i.e., born to a legally married couple.
Relating to hereditary rights.
To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; especially, to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means.
As a noun justification
is a reason, explanation, or excuse which provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.As an adjective legitimate is
in accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements; lawful.As a verb legitimate is
to make legitimate, lawful, or valid; especially, to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means.justification
English
(wikipedia justification)Noun
(en noun)Antonyms
* conviction * condemnationlegitimate
English
Etymology 1
From . Originally "lawfully begotten," from (etyl) legitimer and directly fromAdjective
(en adjective)- legitimate''' reasoning; a '''legitimate standard or method
- Tillotson still keeps his place as a legitimate English classic.
- legitimate''' poems of Chaucer; '''legitimate inscriptions