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"Alibi" Definition

noun

Law A form of defense whereby a defendant attempts to prove that he or she was elsewhere when the crime in question was committed.
Law The fact of having been elsewhere when a crime in question was committed.
Usage Problem An explanation offered to avoid blame or justify action; an excuse.
The plea of having been at the time of the commission of an act elsewhere than at the place of commission.
The fact or state of having been elsewhere at the time.

verb-transitive

To make an excuse for (another).

verb-intransitive

To make an excuse for oneself.

verb

To exonerate by an alibi furnish an excuse for.
To offer an excuse.
Provide an alibi for:.

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