English-Dutch translations for justify

rechtvaardigen
Hij moet zijn bestaan rechtvaardigen. It has to justify its existence. Dit gedrag valt niet te rechtvaardigen. Nothing can justify such behaviour. Hoe kunt u dit verschil rechtvaardigen? How can you justify this distinction?
beroepen
Die broers rechtvaardigen deze moord door zich op de eer van hun familie te beroepen. Her brothers seek to justify this brutal murder by reference to their family’s honour. Een en ander zal hun de gelegenheid geven de eventuele nadelige gevolgen van de opening van bepaalde beroepen te identificeren en eventuele beperkingen te verdedigen. This will give them an opportunity to identify the possible negative repercussions of opening up certain closed professions and justify any restrictions.

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verantwoorden
Mag ik u vragen dit te verantwoorden? Can I ask you to justify this? Ik weet niet hoe u uw handelwijze kunt verantwoorden.I don't known how you can justify it. We moeten verantwoorden waarom wij het uitgeven. We will have to justify why we are spending the money.

To provide an acceptable explanation for
To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant
To arrange on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned
To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin
To give reasons for one’s actions; to make an argument to prove that one is in the right
To prove; to ratify; to confirm
To show to have had a sufficient legal reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or accusation

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