English Words: J

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justiciableadj

Of or pertaining to justiciability; able to be evaluated and resolved by the courts; that can be adjudicated.

justicialismnoun

Peronism

justiciarnoun

One who administers justice

justiciarshipnoun

The state or business of a justiciar.

justiciarynoun

A judgeship: a judge's jurisdiction, power, or office.

justiciaryshipnoun

The role or status of a justiciary.

justicoatnoun

Alternative form of justacorps.

justifiabilitynoun

The property of being justifiable.

justifiableadj

That can be justified.

justifiablenessnoun

Justifiability.

justifiablyadv

in a justifiable manner; with justification

justificateverb

To provide a justification for; to justify.

justificationnoun

A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.

justificationaladj

Characteristic of a justification

justificationismnoun

An approach that regards the justification of a claim as primary, while the claim itself is secondary; thus, criticism consists of trying to show that a claim cannot be reduced to the authority or criteria that it appeals to.

justificationistnoun

A proponent of justificationism.

justificatornoun

One who justifies or vindicates.

justificatoryadj

Providing or related to justification; justificational.

justifieverb

Obsolete spelling of justify.

justifiedadj

Having a justification.

justifiedlyadv

In a justified manner; with good cause.

justifiednessnoun

The quality of being justified.

justifiernoun

One who, or that which, justifies some belief or action.

justifiestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of justify

justifiethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of justify

justifyverb

To provide an acceptable explanation for.

justifyingnoun

A process of justification.

justifyinglyadv

So as to justify something.

Justinname

A male given name from Latin, popular in the English-speaking world since the 1970s.

Justinename

A female given name from Latin.

Justinflationname

Inflation attributed to the economic policies or spending of the government of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau.

Justinianname

A family name in Late Antiquity, notably that of Justinian I, emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565.

Justinianianadj

Of or relating to the Byzantine emperor Justinian.

Justinianicadj

Synonym of Justinianian.

Justinianistnoun

A supporter of the emperor Justinian.

Justinianoname

A surname.

Justissname

A surname.

Justitianame

One of the Horae, she is the goddess of justice. She is the daughter of Jupiter and Themis; her sisters are Pax and Eunomia. She is the Roman counterpart of Dike.

justitiumnoun

An interregnum after the death of an emperor.

justleverb

Alternative form of jostle.

justlingnoun

A jostling.

justlyadv

In a just or fair manner; rightfully.

Justmanname

A surname from German.

justnessnoun

the state of being just; fairness

Justusname

A male given name from Latin.

Jusysname

A surname from Lithuanian.

jutverb

To stick out.

jutenoun

The coarse, strong fibre of the East Indian plants, Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis, used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc.

jutelikeadj

Resembling jute.

Juteopolisname

The city of Dundee, once known for its jute industry.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter J contains 4,872 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 98 pages, and you are currently viewing page 94. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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