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The meaning of ALIBI is the plea of having been at the time of the commission of an act elsewhere than at the place of commission; also : the fact or state of having been elsewhere at the time. How to use alibi in a sentence.
noun [ C ] us / ˈæl·əˌbɑɪ / Add to word list. proof that someone who is thought to have committed a crime could not have done it, esp. the fact or claim that the person was in another place at the time the crime happened. An alibi is also an excuse for something: You’re late again – what’s your alibi this time?
us / ˈæl·əˌbɑɪ / Add to word list. proof that someone who is thought to have committed a crime could not have done it, esp. the fact or claim that the person was in another place at the time the crime happened. An alibi is also an excuse for something: You’re late again – what’s your alibi this time?
noun. , plural al·i·bis. 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.
type of: defence, defense, vindication. the justification for some act or belief. noun. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. “every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job”. synonyms: exculpation, excuse, self-justification. see more.
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An alibi (/ ˈ æ l ə b aɪ /, from the Latin, alibī, meaning "somewhere else") is a statement by a person under suspicion in a crime that they were in a different place when the offence was committed.
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