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Definition of Alibi
1. Noun. (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question.
2. Verb. Exonerate by means of an alibi.
3. Noun. A defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.. "His transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
Generic synonyms: Defence, Defense, Vindication
Specialized synonyms: Extenuation, Mitigation
Derivative terms: Excuse, Excuse, Excuse, Excuse
Definition of Alibi
1. n. The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove that he was in another place when the alleged act was committed; as, to set up an alibi; to prove an alibi.
Definition of Alibi
1. Noun. (legal) The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove that he was in another place when the alleged act was committed; as, to set up an alibi; to prove an alibi ¹
2. Verb. to provide an alibi for ¹
3. Verb. to provide an excuse for ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Alibi
1. to make excuses for oneself [v -BIED, -BIING, -BIES or -BIS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alibi
Literary usage of Alibi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Law of Criminal Evidence: Including the Rules Regulating by Harry Clay Underhill (1898)
"Definition and character of alibi—Burden of proof.—The plea of an alibi is a plea
of not guilty, because at the instant of the crime the accused was ..."
2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"known stories, “alibi Ike” (first published in 1915). The story begins: His right
name was Frank X. Farrell, and I guess the X stood for “Excuse me. ..."
3. The General Principles of the Law of Evidence: In Their Application to the by Frank Sumner Rice (1894)
"Essentials of alibi Evidence. 419. What the Proof Involves. 420. ... Essentials of
alibi Evidence.—It is obviously essential to the satisfactory proof of an ..."
4. Hints on Advocacy: Conduct of Cases Civil and Criminal. Classes of Witnesses by Richard Harris (1884)
"It is that which is known under the title of a false alibi; that is, where an
alibi is set up, and every fact is true except the date. ..."
5. An Elementary Latin Dictionary by Charlton Thomas Lewis, Hugh Macmaster Kingery (1918)
"With al ' live, nowhere else, in no other place: Nee alibi —alibi quam, ...
alibi cognosce«: divos, V. : nu where than, commonly with a lieg., ..."
6. Cumberland's British Theatre: With Remarks, Biographical & Critical. Printed by Thomas Dolby, George Damiel, D. G., G. D., John Cumberland (1826)
"Sir P. Pray where is your friend Mr. alibi tO* my conscience, ... Sir, if you
dare raise your foot against Mr. alibi, he'll take the law of you. ..."
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