rechtfertigen.
to justify, to defend (a chosen course of action or behavior; of a person)
Meaning & usage
to justify, to defend (a chosen course of action or behavior; of a person)
to justify, to vindicate (a chosen course of action or behavior; of circumstances)
Die Beweislage rechtfertigt keine Inhaftierung.
to justify one's behavior, to defend one's actions
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle High German rëhtvertegen, rëhtvertigen, from Middle High German rëhtvertec, rëhtvertic (“just, proper, righteous”), for which compare also rechtschaffen. By surface analysis, recht + fertigen.
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