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Definitions of alibi in various dictionaries:
noun - (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
noun - a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
verb - exonerate by means of an alibi
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| 'I ran out of gas,' e.g. |
| Way out |
| Excuse |
| Accused's need |
| Accused's excuse |
| Out |
| Defendant's excuse |
| Cover story? |
| Suspect's story |
| Out for the accused |
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| (Alex in gangster accent) Listen, you mugs, I didn't do it, see? I have this airtight excuse -- I was with Lola on the night of the 24th |
| From Latin for "elsewhere", it's the claim to have been somewhere else when a crime was committed |
| The word for this legal defense comes from the Latin for "elsewhere" |
| "At the time in question I was on a retreat in the Himalayas" is an example of one |
| In Sue Grafton's alphabet series, her first was "A is for" this |
| A likely excuse, "A is for..." |
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| An alibi is also an excuse for something: |
| Law A form of defense whereby a defendant attempts to prove that he or she was elsewhere when the crime in question was committed. |
| Law The fact of having been elsewhere when a crime in question was committed. |
| Usage Problem An explanation offered to avoid blame or justify action an excuse. |
| To make an excuse for oneself. |
| To make an excuse for (another). |
| Alibi description |
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| An alibi is a form of defense used in criminal procedure wherein the accused attempts to prove that he or she was in some other place at the time the alleged offense was committed. The Criminal Law Deskbook of Criminal Procedure states: "Alibi is different from all of the other defenses; it is based upon the premise that the defendant is truly innocent." In Latin, alib means "somewhere else." |