English dictionary

alibi

/'/&/l/@/,b/aI/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question

noun.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

noun.communication

Examples
Every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job.

Synonyms exculpation excuse self-justification

Source: WordNet 3.0
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 <i>alibi</i>; to prove an <i>alibi</i>.

noun

Source: webster1913