What is the meaning of alibi?

noun

  • Law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question. (
  • A defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc..
    • usage: "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"

verb

  • Exonerate by means of an alibi. .
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