Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z justiciar A high-ranking judicial officer of medieval England or Scotland. justiciarship The state or business of a justiciar. justiciary A judgeship: a judge's jurisdiction, power, or office. justiciaryship The role or status of a justiciary. justicidin Any of a group of bioactive lignans present in the water willow Justicia procumbens justicies A writ directing the sheriff to do justice in a plea of trespass vi et armis in the county court. justifiability The property of being justifiable. justifiable That can be justified. justifiableness Justifiability. justifiably In a justifiable manner; with justification. justificandum That which is to be justified. justificate To provide a justification for; to justify. justification A reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence. justificational Characteristic of a justification justificationism An approach that regards the justification of a claim as primary, while the claim itself is secondary; thus, criticism consists of trying to show that a claim cannot be reduced to the authority or criteria that it appeals to. justificationist A proponent of justificationism. justificative justificatory justificator One who justifies or vindicates. justificatory Providing or related to justification; justificational. justified Having a justification. justifiedly In a justified manner; with good cause. justifiedness The quality of being justified. justifier One who, or that which, justifies some belief or action. justify To provide an acceptable explanation for. justifying A process of justification. justifyingly So as to justify something. Justin A male given name from Latin, popular in the English-speaking world since the 1970s. Justina A female given name. Justine A female given name from Latin. Justinflation Inflation attributed to the economic policies or spending of the government of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau. Justinian Of or relating to Justin I. Justinianian Of or relating to the Byzantine emperor Justinian. Justinianic Synonym of Justinianian. Justinianist A supporter of the emperor Justinian. Justiniano A surname. Justiss A surname. Justitia The goddess and personification of justice; one of the Horae, she is a daughter of Jupiter and Themis, and her sisters are Pax (Peace) and Disciplina / Eunomia (Order of Law); her Greek counterpart is Dike. justitium An interregnum after the death of an emperor. justling A jostling. justly In a just or fair manner; rightfully. Justman A surname from German. justness the state of being just; fairness Justus A male given name from Latin. Justyn A male given name, variant of Justin. Jusys A surname from Lithuanian. jut To stick out. jute The coarse, strong fibre of the East Indian plants, Corchorus olitorius and Corchorus capsularis, used to make mats, paper, gunny cloth etc. jutelike Resembling jute. Juteopolis The city of Dundee, once known for its jute industry. Jutiapa A department of Guatemala. Jutic Of or relating to the Nordic tribe of the Jutes. Jutish Of or relating to the ancient Jutes. jutjaw Parascorpis typus, a perciform fish found on the eastern coast of southern Africa. jutka A light horse-drawn cart. Jutla A surname from Punjabi. Jutland A cultural region and peninsula in northwestern Europe, consisting of the mainland part of Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein, which is part of Germany. Jutlander A native or inhabitant of Jutland. Jutlandic Of or pertaining to Jutland. Jutlandish Jutlandic Jutras A surname from French. Jutsum A surname. juttal A coin formerly used in India. jutti An item of footwear embroidered with silver or gold thread. jutting That which juts or protrudes. juttingly In a jutting manner; so as to obtrude or stick out. jutty A projection in a building; or a pier (jetty). Juturna A goddess of fountains, wells and springs, and the mother of Fontus by Janus. Juuka A municipality of North Karelia, Finland. Juul A particular electronic cigarette of this type. Juuler Someone who habitually smokes Juul electronic cigarettes. Juuling The act of smoking a Juul electronic cigarette. Juupajoki A municipality of Pirkanmaa, Finland. juvabione The methyl ester of todomatuic acid. Juvavian Synonym of Norian. juve A child actor. juvember A slingshot. juvenal Of a young bird: that has its first flying plumage. juvenalia Items connected with children, such as toys, dolls, teddy bears, etc. Juvenalian Of or pertaining to the Roman poet Juvenal or to his (satirical) works or style. juvenarium A shell or portion thereof of a foraminifer in the youngest stage of shell-building. juvenate juniorate. juvenescence Especially of one's mind or spirit, the state of becoming young or juvenile. juvenescent Especially of one's mind or spirit, becoming juvenile or young. juvenile Young; not fully developed. juvenilely In a juvenile manner. juvenileness juvenility juvenilia Works produced during an artist's or author's youth. juvenilism juvenile behaviour; immaturity juvenility The state or quality of being juvenile. juvenilization The act or process of juvenilizing. juvenilize To maintain in a juvenile state. juvenocracy Government by youth. juvenocratic Of or relating to juvenocracy. juvenoia The fear or hostility directed by an older generation toward a younger one, or toward youth culture in general. juvenoid A juvenile hormone analogue. juvenomimetic Preventing metamorphosis in insects by imitating the effects of juvenile hormones. juvenophilia An admiration for or obsession with young people. juvenophobia An aversion or hatred towards young people. Juventas The goddess of youth, and a daughter of Jupiter and Juno. Juventas was the cupbearer of the gods until she married her paternal halfbrother, Hercules, with whom she had twin sons, Alexiares and Anicetus. She is the Roman counterpart of Hebe. Juvera A surname. Juveria A female given name from Arabic juvia The brazil nut. juvicidal That kills juveniles (typically insects) juvie Synonym of juvenile hall (a youth detention centre). Juvigny One of three communes in France Juwan A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Jawan; variant form Juwann. juwansa camelthorn (Vachellia eriloba, formerly Acacia erioloba) juwaub A formal refusal. jux To rob or mug (someone). juxta In males of most species of order Lepidoptera, an organ that supports the aedeagus and is located between the two valvae. juxtaaortic Next to an aorta. juxtaapical Next to an apex juxtaarticular Next to a joint juxtacanalicular Near, or around a canaliculus juxtacapillary Adjacent to a capillary. juxtacapsular Alongside a capsule juxtacellular Alongside a cell juxtacellularly In a juxtacellular manner juxtacentromeric Alongside a centromere juxtacortical Abutting the cortical layer of bone, as with juxtacortical chondroma. juxtacrine In direct contact, especially of one cell with another. juxtadomain A juxtamembrane domain juxtaepiphysial Next to the epiphysis juxtaepithelial Next to the epithelium. juxtafastigial Near a fastigium juxtaforaminal Next to a foramen juxtaform A superclass of trypanosomatid parasites with laterally-attached flagellum. juxtafoveal Alongside the fovea juxtafoveolar Adjacent to a foveola juxtaglomerular Near, or adjoining a renal glomerulus. juxtagranular Near or adjoining a granule. juxtaintestinal Close to or adjoined to the intestine. juxtal Relating to the juxta. juxtaligament Synonym of juxtaligamental. juxtaligamental Alongside a ligament juxtalinear Written alongside the translated text, in columns. juxtalittoral Beside the shore. juxtallocortex The region between the isocortex and the allocortex juxtaluminal Alongside a lumen juxtamacular Alongside the macula juxtamastoid Alongside the mastoid process juxtamedullary Next to the edge of the medulla of the kidney. juxtamembranal Alongside a membrane juxtamembrane adjacent to a membrane on one side of it juxtamembranous Synonym of juxtamembrane. juxtamucosal Alongside a mucosal layer juxtanodin An oligodendroglial protein that binds actin juxtanuclear Near the nucleus (of a cell) juxtaoral Beside the mouth. juxtapapillary Beside the nipple.