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Concordances
Nave Topical Bible
• Justification
Scofield Reference Index
• Justification
Thompson Chain Reference
• Self-Justification-Self-Condemnation
• Self-Justification
• Justification
The Topic Concordance
• Justification
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Justification Before God
Dictionaries
American Church Dictionary
• Justification
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
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Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Justification
Charles Buck Dictionary
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CARM Theological Dictionary
• Justify, Justification
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Justification
Fausset Bible Dictionary
• Justification
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Justification
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Justification, Justify
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Justification (2)
• Justification
King James Dictionary
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Justification
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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People's Bible Dictionary
• Justification
Vines' Expository Dictionary
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Webster Dictionary
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• Justificative
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
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Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Justification
The Catholic Encyclopedia
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Lexicons
• ܙܳܟ݂ܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ
• Proecthesis; or Justification
Girdleston's OT Synonyms
• Justification
• δικαίωμα
• δικαίωσις

JUSTIFICA'TION, n.

1. The act of justifying a showing to be just or conformable to law, rectitude or propriety vindication defense. The court listened to the evidence and arguments in justification of the prisoner's conduct. Our disobedience to God's commands admits no justification.

2. Absolution.

I hope, for my brother's justification, he wrote this but as an essay of my virtue.

3. In law, the showing of a sufficient reason in court why a defendant did what he is called to answer. Pleas in justification must set forth some special matter.

4. In theology, remission of sin and absolution from guilt and punishment or an act of free grace by which God pardons the sinner and accepts him as righteous, on account of the atonement of Christ.