'alibi' definitions:

Definition of 'alibi'

(from WordNet)
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.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable" [syn: excuse, alibi, exculpation, self-justification]
verb
Exonerate by means of an alibi

Synonyms of 'alibi'

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Words containing 'alibi'