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Meaning:

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. The ''Criminal Law Deskbook'' (1988; ISBN 0820512176) states: "Alibi is different from all of the other defenses...it is based upon the premise that the defendant is truly innocent."

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Verb:

  • To provide an alibi for.
  • To provide an excuse for.

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