Definizione monolingua

alibi

alibi (third-person singular simple present alibies, present participle alibiing, simple past and past participle alibied)

1. to provide an alibi for
2. to provide an excuse for

alibi (plural alibis)

1. (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

alib? (not comparable)

1. elsewhere

Definizione dizionario alibi

	alibi
	criminal legal defense
	The fact or a statement that a person accused of a crime was somewhere else when it was committed.

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Altri significati:

To provide an alibi for.

To provide an excuse for.

(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. The '''Criminal Law Deskbook''' (1988; ISBN 0820512176) states: "Alibi is different from all of the other defenses...it is based upon the premise that the defendant is truly innocent."