Alibi (Noun)
Meaning 1
(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
A defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.