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- Dictionaryalibi/ˈalɪbʌɪ/
noun
- 1. a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, especially a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place: "she has an alibi for the whole of yesterday evening"
verb
- 1. provide an alibi for: "her friend agreed to alibi her"
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ALIBI definition: 1. proof that someone who is thought to have committed a crime could not have done it, especially…. Learn more.
alibi: [verb] to exonerate (someone) by an alibi : to furnish an excuse for.
ALIBI meaning: 1. proof that someone who is thought to have committed a crime could not have done it, especially…. Learn more.
ALIBI definition: proof that someone was not in the place where a crime happened and so cannot be guilty. Learn more.
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.During a police investigation, all suspects are usually asked to provide details of their whereabouts during the relevant time period, which where possible would usually be confirmed by other ...
Alibi definition: the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.. See examples of ALIBI used in a sentence.
alibi: 1 n (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question Type of: defence , defense , vindication the justification for some act or belief n 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” ...
Definition of alibi noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
3 meanings: 1. law a. a defence by an accused person that he or she was elsewhere at the time the crime in question was.... Click for more definitions.
• An excellent alibi, too: no one would question the word of the esteemed Professor Summerlee. • And it was my lies to the police which had given him his non-existent alibi. • But he also walked through the 17-year history of his relationship with Nicole and every last detail of his alibi. • Nor did he review his alibi in any detail.