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Alibi

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.

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

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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