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Alibi

Alibi Meaning & Definition
Alibi Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Alibi?

[n] (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
[n] a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
[v] exonerate by means of an alibi

Synonyms | Synonyms for Alibi: exculpation | excuse | self-justification

Related Terms | Find terms related to Alibi: alibi out of | apologize for | apology | blind | cloak | color | cop-out | cover | cover story | cover with excuses | cover-up | device | excuse | explain | explanation | facade | feint | front | gloss | guise | handle | lame excuse | lie out of | likely story | locus standi | make apology for | mask | offer excuse for | ostensible motive | out | plea | plead ignorance | poor excuse | pretense | pretension | pretext | protestation | public motive | put-off | refuge | right | screen | semblance | sham | show | smoke screen | squirm out of | stalking-horse | stratagem | subterfuge | trick | varnish | veil | worm out of

See Also | defence | defense | excuse | explain | extenuation | mitigation | vindication

Alibi In Webster's Dictionary

\Al"i*bi\, n. [L., elsewhere, at another place. See {Alias}.] (Law) The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove that he was in another place when the alleged act was committed; as, to set up an alibi; to prove an alibi.

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