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alibi
[ al-uh-bahy ]
noun
- Law. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
- an excuse, especially to avoid blame.
Synonyms: justification, reason, explanation
- a person used as one's excuse:
My sick grandmother was my alibi for missing school.
verb (used without object)
- Informal. to give an excuse; offer a defense:
to alibi for being late.
verb (used with object)
- Informal.
- to provide an alibi for (someone):
He alibied his friend out of a fix.
- to make or find (one's way) by using alibis:
to alibi one's way out of work.
alibi
/ ˈælɪˌbaɪ /
noun
- law
- a defence by an accused person that he was elsewhere at the time the crime in question was committed
- the evidence given to prove this
- informal.an excuse
verb
- tr to provide with an alibi
Word History and Origins
Origin of alibi1
Word History and Origins
Origin of alibi1
Example Sentences
However, it turned out the man had an alibi and was ruled out.
They said there was no other evidence implicating Duran, and he had an alibi: He’d been with his girlfriend and her mother.
Over the coming weeks, 572 men provided alibis to police that ruled them out of the investigation.
This time, George Franklin had a solid alibi — he was at a union meeting — and DNA evidence excluded him.
Prosecutors at his trial said the trip was his way of constructing a "cast-iron" alibi while he paid a hitman to kill Carol, 36, and make it look like a robbery at their convenience store.
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