alibi
IPA: ˈæɫʌbaɪ
noun
- (law) The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed.
- (sometimes proscribed) An excuse, especially one used to avoid responsibility or blame.
verb
- To provide an alibi for.
- To provide an excuse for.
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Examples of "alibi" in Sentences
- The alibi is later found to be false.
- You've confirmed the alibi of the defendant.
- Socially, he was head of the prestigious Alibi Club.
- The prosecution hid that key alibi from the defence.
- He was soon released after the confirmation of his alibis.
- Charlie enters the bar in order to provide the alibi for Gus.
- The murderer is the one whose alibi contradicts everyone else's.
- The police believed that the alibi of the fifth suspect was unconvincing.
- Alternate titles for the film include 'The Perfect Alibi' and 'Nightstick'.
- Skakel's alibi was that at the time of the murder he was at his cousin's house.
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