English → Latin
“justifiably” in Latin
excūsōto excuse, allege in excuse, free from a charge; to cite as an excuse or pretext or justification; to exempt, dispenseiūstusjust, righteous; lawful, legal; justified, merited, well-deserved, duelēgitimuslawful, legal, legitimate; legal (of or pertaining to the law); legitimate (born of married parents)iūslaw, right; subjective right, individual right; court of lawitaso; yes; thus
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
justifiably
excusate: excusatius (post-Augustan, Quint., 2, 1, 13; Plin., Ep., 9, 21, 3; Tac., Ann., 3, 68): juste: legitime: jure; justo jure; or by circumlocution, *ita, ut defendi or excusari possit: cum causā (= cum justā causā, Cic., Verr., 2, 1, 8).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for justifiably?
- The usual Latin words for “justifiably” are excūsō, iūstus, lēgitimus; also iūs, ita. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.