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justified

 adjective
     
jus‧ti‧fied
1 having an acceptable explanation or reason:
In the Chief Constable's view the use of force was fully justified.
justified in doing something
Under the circumstances, the principal was justified in expelling this student.
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right/left justified

technicalTCN used to describe a page where the words form a straight edge on the right or left side of the page
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