noun
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The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed
example
to prove an alibi
verb
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To provide an alibi for.
definition
To provide an excuse for.
Examples of alibi in a Sentence
Yes, I was up at the ice park when he fell, but no, there's no one to alibi me—I was off alone on the upper trail.
He will offer a solid alibi which no one will believe.
I guess if they did, his hoodlum pals gave him an alibi.
Remember, we don't have a reason to suspect this guy's alibi; at least not any reason from the planet earth.
It was a well-known fact that Mrs. O'Hara would never surrender her kitchen to a maid, so the alibi passed as genuine.
He also gave an alibi for the night of the murder, which police found didn't stand up.
He was able to prove an alibi which could not be shaken.
David established an alibi for himself by being at a public house in Crossland Moor at the time of the offense.
He made sure it got a mention in the gossip columns, to provide an alibi for himself.
The real rider was a 17th century highwayman called John Nevison, who made the ride to give himself an alibi for a robbery.
Tha`alibi, a writer of the 11th century, says that Askar-Mokram had no equal for the quality and quantity of its sugar, " notwithstanding the great production of `Irak, Jorjan and India."
He has no alibi for the night of Smith's murder; he says he can't remember where he was.
Indeed, he soon supplies a completely cast-iron alibi.
He then took his two daughters out to a DIY store in order to create a false alibi for himself.
The husband is decidedly odd and his absence at the time of the crime doesn't give him a watertight alibi by any means.
I lived close by Annie and I didn't have an alibi.
Tha`alibi (q.v.) and Jurjani (q.v.) were almost contemporary, and a little later came Zamakhshari, whose philological works are almost as famous as his commentary on the Koran.
Yes, I was up at the ice park when he fell, but no, there's no one to alibi me—I was off alone on the upper trail.
Thus, the " euro " presents the perfect alibi.
Then I was introduced to Alibi, a 17 year old dark bay thoroughbred.
In the trial M c Leod proved an alibi, was acquitted (October 1841), and a serious international complication was thus averted.
The worst part about this type of identity theft is that it can be hard for the victim to clear his or her name without a good alibi and lawyer.
Brennan spoke of a Missouri case where a pedophile Howie had watched kill an eleven year old boy seemed to have a perfect alibi.
She is eventually acquitted at her trial, thanks to evidence from an old woman who had been paid to give her an alibi.
Manoel had a good alibi, and was finally released.
In his testimony he gave Palmer an alibi for the time when Newton claimed that Palmer had bought strychnine.
Arthur's best friend is a beautiful 21 year old thoroughbred called Alibi who has been at the center for 3 years.
The original alibi statements were " lost " and only resurfaced when the case was re-examined by the criminal cases review commission in 1998.
It's one of those questions that makes you wonder if you need an alibi, and I've been asked it by Sarah.
Arthur 's best friend is a beautiful 21 year old thoroughbred called Alibi who has been at the center for 3 years.
Until we talk to these people, we won't know who was off on his own enough to have an opportunity and who has an alibi.
If an arrest were made, Wild had a plentiful supply of false evidence at hand to establish his agents' alibi, and he did not hesitate to obtain the conviction, by similar means, of such thieves as refused to recognize his authority.
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