engelska-tyska översättning av justify

begründen
Wer möchte den Antrag begründen? Who wishes to justify this motion? Wer möchte diesen Antrag begründen? Who would like to justify the motion? Ich möchte begründen, warum ich das tue. I would like to justify why I do that.
rechtfertigen
Darf ich Sie fragen, wie Sie das rechtfertigen? Can I ask you to justify this? Der Zweck darf die Mittel nicht rechtfertigen. The end does not justify the means. Wie rechtfertigen Sie diesen Unterschied? How can you justify this distinction?

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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