(n) a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc., Syn.alibi, self-justification, exculpation, Example: he kept finding excuses to stay; every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job; his transparent self-justification was unacceptable
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. [ L., elsewhere, at another place. See Alias. ] (Law) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
[al-la-bi] (n, vt) An alibi is the plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove that the person was in another place when the alleged act was committed; as, to set up an alibi; to prove an alibi.
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