It was at all times clear that, from the point of view of the idea it conveys to us, every motion must be considered only as a relative motion. Returning to the illustration we have frequently used of the embankment and the railway carriage, we can express the fact of the motion here taking place in the following two forms, both of which are equally justifiable:
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justifiable — [ ʒystifjabl ] adj. • 1787; « qui rend juste » v. 1300; de justifier 1 ♦ Qui peut être justifié. ⇒ défendable, excusable. Attitude, conduite peu justifiable. Justifiable aux yeux de qqn, devant qqn. 2 ♦ Qui peut être expliqué, motivé. Un choix… … Encyclopédie Universelle
justifiable — jus·ti·fi·able /ˌjəs tə fī ə bəl/ adj: capable of being justified justifiable reliance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. justifiable … Law dictionary
Justifiable — Jus ti*fi a*ble, a. [Cf. F. justifiable. See {Justify}.] Capable of being justified, or shown to be just. [1913 Webster] Just are the ways of God, And justifiable to men. Milton. Syn: Defensible; vindicable; warrantable; excusable; exculpable;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
justifiable — (adj.) 1520s, from O.Fr. justifiable, from justifiier (see JUSTIFY (Cf. justify)). Earlier in same sense was justificable (mid 15c.). Related: Justifiably (mid 15c.) … Etymology dictionary
justifiable — [adj] reasonable, well founded acceptable, admissible, allowable, condonable, defensible, excusable, fair, fit, forgivable, lawful, legit*, legitimate, licit, logical, pardonable, probable, proper, reasonable, remissible, right, rightful, sound,… … New thesaurus
justifiable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ able to be justified. DERIVATIVES justifiability noun justifiableness noun justifiably adverb … English terms dictionary
justifiable — [jus′tə fī΄ə bəl, jus΄tə fī′ə bəl] adj. [Fr < justifier: see JUSTIFY] that can be justified or defended as correct justifiability n. justifiably adv … English World dictionary
justifiable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ▪ consider sth, think sth ▪ We consider this action justifiable. ADVERB … Collocations dictionary
justifiable — jus|ti|fi|a|ble [ˈdʒʌstıfaıəbəl] adj actions, reactions, decisions etc that are justifiable are acceptable because they are done for good reasons ▪ justifiable anger economically/commercially justifiable ▪ Are these experiments morally… … Dictionary of contemporary English
justifiable — [[t]ʤʌ̱stɪfa͟ɪ͟əb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf An action, situation, emotion, or idea that is justifiable is acceptable or correct because there is a good reason for it. The violence of the revolutionary years was justifiable on… … English dictionary
justifiable — jus|ti|fi|a|ble [ dʒʌstı,faıəbl ] adjective if something is justifiable, there is a good reason for it: Can such violence ever be justifiable? ╾ jus|ti|fi|a|bly adverb: My father was justifiably proud of his family … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
