n. The act of justifying or the state of being justified; a showing or proving to be just or conformable to law, justice, right, or duty; defense; vindication; supportn. The showing in court of a sufficient lawful reason why a party charged or accused did that for which he is called to answer.n. The act of justifying, or the state of being justified, in respect to God's requirements.n. Adjustment of type (in printing), or of the final spacing of printed text, by spacing it so as to make it exactly fill a line, or line up at one edge of the allotted portion of the printed page; adjustment of a cut so as to hold it in the right place; also, the leads, quads, etc., used for making such adjustment.