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"Why, madam," said the colonel, hesitatingly, and politely handing the merchant his snuff-box, which, in his agitation, had fallen on the floor, "circumstances sometimes justify a departure from ordinary measures.
– Mais, Madame, dit le colonel en hésitant et en rendant au marchand la tabatière que, dans son agitation, il avait laissée tomber, les circonstances autorisent quelquefois à s’écarter des règles ordinaires.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
Circumstances may justify that the competent authority of the importing participant should send the competent authority of the exporting participant confirmation of import of shipments of rough diamonds.
Dans certaines circonstances, il peut être justifié que l'autorité compétente du participant importateur donne à l'autorité compétente du participant exportateur confirmation de l'importation des chargements de diamants bruts.
Clara was beautiful; and though she had three brothers and one sister, the wealth of the Marquis de Leganes seemed sufficient to justify Victor Marchand in believing that the young lady would be richly dowered.
Clara était belle, et quoiqu’elle eût trois frères et une sœur, les biens du marquis de Léganès paraissaient assez considérables pour faire croire à Victor Marchand que la jeune personne aurait une riche dot.
Balzac, Honore de / El verdugoBalzac, Honore de / El verdugo
El verdugo
Balzac, Honore de
El verdugo
Balzac, Honore de
If Helene could have got him a government appointment, or a post as attache to some embassy, he would have had nothing for her but mealy-mouthed praises, and he would have sought to justify the relationship between them.
Si Hélène l’eût fait nommer auditeur au Conseil d’État ou attaché d’une ambassade quelconque, il n’aurait eu que des éloges doucereux; il se serait appliqué à justifier sa situation auprès d’elle.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
He may also decide that the public's interest in this application is so minimal that it does not justify any additional risks to the Named Person's safety, as slight as those risks might be.
Il se peut aussi qu'il décide que l'intérêt de cette requête pour le public est si minime qu'il ne saurait justifier des risques supplémentaires pour la sécurité de la personne désignée, aussi faibles soient-ils.
Section 119, para. 2 P.A. requires the dismissal of police officers who have been convicted of a hybrid criminal offence, except if he or she can demonstrate specific circumstances which would justify another sanction.
Selon l'art. 119, al. 2L.P., le policier reconnu coupable d'une infraction mixte doit être destitué, à moins qu'il ne démontre que des circonstances particulières justifient une autre sanction.
I also find that the policy goals that justify vicarious liability, namely just compensation and deterrence of future harm, are served by finding vicarious liability in the present circumstances.
Je suis également d'avis que l'imputation de la responsabilité du fait d'autrui en l'espèce sert les principes directeurs qui la sous-tendent, à savoir la juste indemnisation et la dissuasion.
In her desire to justify all her husband's actions Henriette had foreseen the criticisms that would rise in my mind as soon as I saw the servile effects of a courtier's life upon him.
Il semblait que, dans son désir de justifier les actions du comte, Henriette eût prévu les réflexions qui devaient sourdre en mon âme au moment où je vis, pour la première fois, les effets de la courtisanerie.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
Their enemies paid for scalps, and this was sufficient to justify the colony for retaliating.
Les ennemis de la colonie payaient les chevelures, et cela semblait suffisant pour autoriser les représailles de la colonie.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
It could also possibly serve as a justification under s. 1 if it were ever necessary to justify a violation of s. 12, but that is not the case here.
De plus, cet objectif pourrait possiblement servir de justification dans l'analyse fondée sur l'article premier s'il devait être nécessaire de justifier une violation de l'art. 12, mais ce n'est pas le cas en l'espèce.
For the government to justify infringing a Charter right, it must prove on a balance of probabilities that the objective of the impugned legislation is pressing and substantial.
Pour que le gouvernement réussisse à justifier l'atteinte à un droit garanti par la Charte, il doit prouver selon le critère de la plus grande probabilité que l'objectif des dispositions législatives contestées est urgent et réel.
However, her husband thought he could gather instruction from a glance she cast at him, so he at last advanced towards Rougon, nervous and seeking to justify himself.
Et, sur un regard de la jeune femme, il crut comprendre, il s'avança enfin, un peu troublé, s'excusant.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Electrification by friction has always been obtained hitherto by rubbing insulating bodies—rosin, glass, etc. It is preferable, in order to justify the preceding thesis, to use conducting bodies.
L'électrisation par le frottement a toujours été obtenue en frottant des corps isolants : résine, verre, etc. Il est préférable, pour justifier la thèse qui précède, de se servir de corps conducteurs.
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
Must we take back all we have said? and is wisdom yet one more illusion, by whose aid the soul would fain conciliate reason, and justify cravings that experience is sure to reject as being opposed to reason?
Nous faut-il effacer ce que nous avons dit, et inscrire la sagesse au nombre de ces illusions par lesquelles l'âme humaine tente de justifier aux yeux de la raison des désirs que l'expérience déclare presque toujours déraisonnables?
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
However, there is no error in principle that would justify intervening in the discretionary costs order made against D by the Court of Appeal.
Cependant, il n'y a aucune erreur de principe qui puisse justifier à modifier l'ordonnance discrétionnaire relative aux dépens que la Cour d'appel a rendue contre D.

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justify

verb
Basic forms
Pastjustified
Imperativejustify
Present Participle (Participle I)justifying
Past Participle (Participle II)justified
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I justifywe justify
you justifyyou justify
he/she/it justifiesthey justify
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am justifyingwe are justifying
you are justifyingyou are justifying
he/she/it is justifyingthey are justifying
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have justifiedwe have justified
you have justifiedyou have justified
he/she/it has justifiedthey have justified
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been justifyingwe have been justifying
you have been justifyingyou have been justifying
he/she/it has been justifyingthey have been justifying
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I justifiedwe justified
you justifiedyou justified
he/she/it justifiedthey justified
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was justifyingwe were justifying
you were justifyingyou were justifying
he/she/it was justifyingthey were justifying
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had justifiedwe had justified
you had justifiedyou had justified
he/she/it had justifiedthey had justified
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been justifyingwe had been justifying
you had been justifyingyou had been justifying
he/she/it had been justifyingthey had been justifying
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will justifywe shall/will justify
you will justifyyou will justify
he/she/it will justifythey will justify
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be justifyingwe shall/will be justifying
you will be justifyingyou will be justifying
he/she/it will be justifyingthey will be justifying
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have justifiedwe shall/will have justified
you will have justifiedyou will have justified
he/she/it will have justifiedthey will have justified
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been justifyingwe shall/will have been justifying
you will have been justifyingyou will have been justifying
he/she/it will have been justifyingthey will have been justifying
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would justifywe should/would justify
you would justifyyou would justify
he/she/it would justifythey would justify
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be justifyingwe should/would be justifying
you would be justifyingyou would be justifying
he/she/it would be justifyingthey would be justifying
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have justifiedwe should/would have justified
you would have justifiedyou would have justified
he/she/it would have justifiedthey would have justified
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been justifyingwe should/would have been justifying
you would have been justifyingyou would have been justifying
he/she/it would have been justifyingthey would have been justifying
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am justifiedwe are justified
you are justifiedyou are justified
he/she/it is justifiedthey are justified
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being justifiedwe are being justified
you are being justifiedyou are being justified
he/she/it is being justifiedthey are being justified
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been justifiedwe have been justified
you have been justifiedyou have been justified
he/she/it has been justifiedthey have been justified
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was justifiedwe were justified
you were justifiedyou were justified
he/she/it was justifiedthey were justified
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being justifiedwe were being justified
you were being justifiedyou were being justified
he/she/it was being justifiedthey were being justified
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been justifiedwe had been justified
you had been justifiedyou had been justified
he/she/it had been justifiedthey had been justified
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be justifiedwe shall/will be justified
you will be justifiedyou will be justified
he/she/it will be justifiedthey will be justified
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been justifiedwe shall/will have been justified
you will have been justifiedyou will have been justified
he/she/it will have been justifiedthey will have been justified