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justify (jŭs'tə-fī')

1. To demonstrate or prove to be just, right, or valid: justified each budgetary expense as necessary; anger that is justified by the circumstances.
2. To declare free of blame; absolve.

judicial (jū-dĭsh'əl)

1. Law.
   1. Of, relating to, or proper to courts of law or to the administration of justice: the judicial system.
   2. Decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice: a judicial decision.
   3. Belonging or appropriate to the office of a judge: in judicial robes.
2. Characterized by or expressing judgment: the judicial function of a literary critic.

critical (krĭt'ĭ-kəl)

1. Inclined to judge severely and find fault.
2. Characterized by careful, exact evaluation and judgment: a critical reading.
3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of critics or criticism: critical acclaim; a critical analysis of Melville's writings.

regal (rē'gəl)

1. Of or relating to a monarch; royal.
2. Belonging to or befitting a monarch: regal attire.
3. Magnificent; splendid.

regional (rē'jə-nəl)

1. Of or relating to a large geographic region.
2. Of or relating to a particular region or district.
3. Of or affecting a region of the body: regional pain.

metropolis (mĭ-trŏp'ə-lĭs)

1. A major city, especially the chief city of a country or region: Chicago, the metropolis of the Midwest.
2. A city or an urban area regarded as the center of a specific activity: a great cultural metropolis.

perjury (pûr'jə-rē)

1. Law. The deliberate, willful giving of false, misleading, or incomplete testimony under oath.
2. The breach of an oath or promise.

jurisdiction (jʊr'ĭs-dĭk'shən)

1. Law. The right and power to interpret and apply the law: courts having jurisdiction in this district.
2. 1. Authority or control: islands under U.S. jurisdiction; a bureau with jurisdiction over Native American affairs.
   2. The extent of authority or control: a family matter beyond the school's jurisdiction.
3. The territorial range of authority or control.

critique (krĭ-tēk')

1. A critical review or commentary, especially one dealing with works of art or literature.
2. A critical discussion of a specified topic.
3. The art of criticism.

hypocrite (hĭp'ə-krĭt')

A person given to hypocrisy.