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alibi (s) (noun), alibis (pl)
1. In law, a form of defense whereby a defendant attempts to prove that he or she was elsewhere when the crime in question was committed.
2. The fact of having been elsewhere when a crime in question was committed.
3. An explanation offered to avoid blame or justify action; an excuse.
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alibi (verb), alibies; alibied; alibiing
1. To make an excuse for oneself.
2. To make an excuse for another person.
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alibi
Defense to a criminal allegation that places an accused individual at some other place than the crime scene at the time the crime occurred.
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