alibi en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈæl.ə.baɪ/ (US)
Etymology
From the 18th century, from Latin alibī (“elsewhere, at another place”, adverb). Probably after French alibi, which has this use since the late 14th century.
Meanings
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The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed.
Alibi is different from all of the other defenses . . . it is based upon the premise that the defendant is truly innocent.
1988, Criminal Law Deskbook, →ISBN:to set up an alibi
The judge said, “Son, what is your alibi? If you were somewhere else, then you won’t have to die.”
1959, Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin, “Long Black Veil”:to prove an alibi
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(proscribed, sometimes) An excuse, especially one used to avoid responsibility or blame.
That day in September, I'm sure you can remember / That's when all the stuff hit the fan (the stuff hit the fan) / You told me a lie, and you didn't have an alibi / But baby, yet I still cared
1984, Jocelyn Brown, “Somebody Else's Guy”, in Somebody Else's Guy:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| alibis | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
alibiless · Alibi Ike · alibi copy · nonalibi · unalibied
Translations (57)
es álibi (criminal legal defense) · ar حُجَّة غِيَاب (criminal legal defense) · hu alibi (criminal legal defense) · ca coartada (criminal legal defense) · ko 알리바이 (criminal legal defense) · it alibi (criminal legal defense) · lo ຫຼັກຖານທີ່ຢູ່ (criminal legal defense) · es alibi (criminal legal defense) · pl alibi (excuse) · sv alibi (criminal legal defense) · ja アリバイ (criminal legal defense) · es coartada (criminal legal defense) · el άλλοθι (criminal legal defense) · th หลักฐานที่อยู่ (criminal legal defense) · cmn 藉口 /借口 (excuse) · el δικαιολογία (excuse) · pt álibi (criminal legal defense) · fr alibi (criminal legal defense) · es alibí (criminal legal defense) · id alibi (criminal legal defense) · hy այլուրեքություն (criminal legal defense) · sh alibi (criminal legal defense) · de Entschuldigung (excuse) · ar دَفْع بِالْغَائِبَة (criminal legal defense) · el άλλοθι (excuse) · uk а́лібі (criminal legal defense) · fi alibi (criminal legal defense) · vi bằng chứng ngoại phạm (criminal legal defense) · ar عُذْر (excuse) · pt desculpa (excuse) · sk alibi (criminal legal defense) · eo alibio (criminal legal defense) · de Alibi (excuse) · ja 現場不在証明 (criminal legal defense) · da alibi (criminal legal defense) · mr अन्यत्र उपस्थिति (criminal legal defense) · pl alibi (criminal legal defense) · cmn 不在場證明 /不在场证明 (criminal legal defense) · nl alibi (criminal legal defense) · ko 현장부재증명 (criminal legal defense) · vi ngoại phạm (criminal legal defense) · hy ալիբի (criminal legal defense) · de Alibi (criminal legal defense) · it alibi (excuse) · ca àlibi (criminal legal defense) · vi chứng cứ ngoại phạm (criminal legal defense) · ko 알리비 (criminal legal defense) · de Rechtfertigung (excuse) · fi veruke (excuse) · kn ಅಲಿಬಿ (criminal legal defense) · is fjarvistarsönnun (criminal legal defense) · es álibai (criminal legal defense) · be а́лібі (criminal legal defense) · ru а́либи (criminal legal defense) · no alibi (criminal legal defense) · cs alibi (criminal legal defense) · de Ausrede (excuse)