Jūs'ti-fi-cā'tion, n.

n. [Lat. justificatio, Fr. justification, Pr. justificacio, Sp. justificacion, It. giustificazione.] 1. The act of justifying; a showing to be just or conformable to law, rectitude, or propriety; vindication; defense; as, the court listened to the evidence and arguments in justification of the prisoner's conduct; our disobedience to God's commands admits no justification. I hope, for my brother's justification, he wrote this but as an essay of my virtue. Shak.

2. The state of being justified; absolution; vindication.
3. (Law.) The showing of a sufficient reason in court why a party charged or accused did what he is called to answer.
4. (Theol.) The treating of sinful man as though he were just; the act of justifying, or the state of being justified.