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Defenition of the word alibi

    • Defenition of the word alibi

      • The fact or a statement that a person accused of a crime was somewhere else when it was committed.
      • (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
      • exonerate by means of an alibi
      • 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"
      • 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"
      • a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

    Synonyms for the word alibi

      • exculpation
      • excuse
      • self-justification

    Hyponyms for the word alibi

      • extenuation
      • mitigation

    Hypernyms for the word alibi

      • defence
      • defense
      • excuse
      • explain
      • vindication

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