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The meaning of ALIBI is the plea of having been at the time of the commission of an act elsewhere than at the place of commission; also : the fact or state of having been elsewhere at the time. How to use alibi in a sentence.
proof that someone who is thought to have committed a crime could not have done it, especially the fact or statement that they were in another place at the time it happened: He has a cast-iron (= very strong) alibi - he was in hospital the week of the murder. an excuse for something bad or for a failure:
Your alibi is evidence that proves your innocence. If you were making cookies with your mom when someone raided your sister's piggy bank, your mom is your alibi, since she knows you were with her when the crime was committed.
proof that someone who is thought to have committed a crime could not have done it, especially the fact or statement that they were in another place at the time it happened: He has a cast-iron (= very strong) alibi - he was in the hospital the week of the murder. an excuse for something bad or for a failure:
Alibi definition: the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.. See examples of ALIBI used in a sentence.
the defensive plea or fact that an accused person was elsewhere than at the scene of the crime with which the person is charged.
alibi. noun. /ˈæləbaɪ/. /ˈæləbaɪ/. evidence that proves that a person was in another place at the time of a crime and so could not have committed it. The suspects all had alibis for the day of the robbery. Extra Examples. She was in the office all of Wednesday and so has a cast-iron alibi.
