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• Alibi — Al i*bi, 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Alibi — 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. The Criminal Law… …   Wikipedia

• alibi — 1. noun /ˈæl.ə.baɪ/ 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… …   Wiktionary

• alibi — [18] In Latin, alibi means literally ‘somewhere else’. It is the locative form (that is, the form expressing place) of the pronoun alius ‘other’ (which is related to Greek allos ‘other’ and English else). When first introduced into English it was …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• alibi — [18] In Latin, alibi means literally ‘somewhere else’. It is the locative form (that is, the form expressing place) of the pronoun alius ‘other’ (which is related to Greek allos ‘other’ and English else). When first introduced into English it was …   Word origins

• alibi — al·i·bi n [Latin, elsewhere, from alius other]: a defense of having been somewhere other than at the scene of a crime at the time the crime was committed; also: the fact or state of having been elsewhere at the time a crime was committed ◇… …   Law dictionary

• alibi — is properly a legal term meaning ‘a plea that when an alleged act took place one was elsewhere’. The earliest use of alibi (18c) corresponded to that of the Latin adverb meaning ‘elsewhere’: those under suspicion had to prove that they were alibi …   Modern English usage

• Alibi (disambiguation) — An alibi is the mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime attempts to prove that he was in another place when the alleged act was committed.Alibi may also refer to:In film and theatre: * Alibi (play), a 1928 Agatha Christie play * …   Wikipedia

• alibi — [[t]æ̱lɪbaɪ[/t]] alibis 1) N COUNT If you have an alibi, you can prove that you were somewhere else when a crime was committed. 2) N COUNT You can say that someone has an alibi when they can prove that something was not their fault. A role as… …   English dictionary

• alibi — UK [ˈælɪbaɪ] / US [ˈælɪˌbaɪ] noun [countable] Word forms alibi : singular alibi plural alibis 1) someone who has an alibi can prove that they were somewhere else when a crime was committed and so can claim to be not guilty 2) an excuse for not… …   English dictionary

• alibi — al|i|bi [ ælı,baı ] noun count 1. ) someone who has an alibi can prove that they were somewhere else when a crime was committed and so can claim to be not guilty 2. ) an excuse for not having done something you should have done: Constant… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English