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alibi
al·i·bi A0199000 (ăl′ə-bī′)n. pl. al·i·bis 1. Law a. A form of defense whereby a defendant attempts to prove that he or she was elsewhere when the crime in question was committed.b. The fact of having been elsewhere when a crime in question was committed.2. An explanation offered to avoid blame or justify action; an excuse.v. al·i·bied, al·i·bi·ing, al·i·bis v.intr. To make an excuse for oneself.v.tr. To make an excuse for (another).
[Latin, elsewhere, from alius, other (on the model of ibi, there); see al- in Indo-European roots.]alibi (ˈælɪˌbaɪ) n, pl -bis1. (Law) law a. a defence by an accused person that he was elsewhere at the time the crime in question was committedb. the evidence given to prove this2. informal an excusevb (tr) to provide with an alibi[C18: from Latin alibī elsewhere, from alius other + -bī as in ubī where]al•i•bi (ˈæl əˌbaɪ)
n., pl. -bis, n. 1. Law. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere when an offense was committed. 2. an excuse, esp. to avoid blame. 3. a person used as one's excuse. v.i. 4. to give an excuse; offer a defense. v.t. 5. a. to provide an alibi for (someone). b. to make or find (one's way) by using alibis. [1720–30; < Latin: in or at another place] usage: The earliest English uses of alibi are in legal contexts, both as an adverb (directly from Latin) meaning “in or at another place” and as a noun meaning “a plea of having been elsewhere.” The extended noun senses “excuse” and “person used as an excuse” developed in the 20th century in the U.S. and occur in all but the most formal writing. As a verb alibi occurs mainly in informal use. alibi
Past participle: alibied
Gerund: alibiing
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| I alibi | | you alibi | | he/she/it alibis | | we alibi | | you alibi | | they alibi |
| Preterite |
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| I alibied | | you alibied | | he/she/it alibied | | we alibied | | you alibied | | they alibied |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am alibiing | | you are alibiing | | he/she/it is alibiing | | we are alibiing | | you are alibiing | | they are alibiing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have alibied | | you have alibied | | he/she/it has alibied | | we have alibied | | you have alibied | | they have alibied |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was alibiing | | you were alibiing | | he/she/it was alibiing | | we were alibiing | | you were alibiing | | they were alibiing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had alibied | | you had alibied | | he/she/it had alibied | | we had alibied | | you had alibied | | they had alibied |
| Future |
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| I will alibi | | you will alibi | | he/she/it will alibi | | we will alibi | | you will alibi | | they will alibi |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have alibied | | you will have alibied | | he/she/it will have alibied | | we will have alibied | | you will have alibied | | they will have alibied |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be alibiing | | you will be alibiing | | he/she/it will be alibiing | | we will be alibiing | | you will be alibiing | | they will be alibiing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been alibiing | | you have been alibiing | | he/she/it has been alibiing | | we have been alibiing | | you have been alibiing | | they have been alibiing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been alibiing | | you will have been alibiing | | he/she/it will have been alibiing | | we will have been alibiing | | you will have been alibiing | | they will have been alibiing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been alibiing | | you had been alibiing | | he/she/it had been alibiing | | we had been alibiing | | you had been alibiing | | they had been alibiing |
| Conditional |
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| I would alibi | | you would alibi | | he/she/it would alibi | | we would alibi | | you would alibi | | they would alibi |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have alibied | | you would have alibied | | he/she/it would have alibied | | we would have alibied | | you would have alibied | | they would have alibied |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | alibi - (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in questionvindication, defense, defence - the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | | 2. |  alibi - 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"exculpation, excuse, self-justificationvindication, defense, defence - the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"extenuation, mitigation - a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances | | Verb | 1. | alibi - exonerate by means of an alibiexcuse, explain - serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again" |
alibinoun excuse, reason, defence, explanation, plea, justification, pretext He had a good alibi for his absence.Translationsalibi (ˈӕlibai) noun the fact or a statement that a person accused of a crime was somewhere else when it was committed. Has he an alibi for the night of the murder? 不在場證明 不在犯罪现场的事实或辩解，托辞 IdiomsSeeAlibi Ikealibi
alibin. an excuse used by a person accused or suspected of crime. In the original Latin it means "in another place" which has to be the ultimate alibi. alibi ‘elsewhere’, the defence in a criminal trial in the UK (and, indeed, the USA) that the accused was somewhere else at the time the alleged crime was committed. In both England and Scotland, the defence must give the prosecution notice of such a defence.ALIBI, in evidence. This is a Latin word which signifies, elsewhere.
2. When a person, charged with a crime, proves (se eadem die fuissealibi,) that he was, at the time alleged, in a different place from that inwhich it was committed, he is said to prove an alibi, the effect of which isto lay a foundation for the necessary inference, that he could not havecommitted it. See Bract. fo. 140, lib. 3, cap. 20, De Corona.
3. This proof is usually made out by the testimony of witnesses, but itis presumed it might be made out by writings; as if the party could prove bya record properly authenticated, that on the day or at the time in question,he was in another place.
4. It must be admitted that mere alibi evidence lies under a great andgeneral prejudice, and ought to be heard with uncommon caution; but if itappear, to be founded in truth, it is the best negative evidence that can beoffered; it is really positive evidence, which in the nature of thingsnecessarily implies a negative; and in many cases it is the only evidencewhich an innocent man can offer. ALIBI
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alibi
Synonyms for alibinoun excuseSynonyms- excuse
- reason
- defence
- explanation
- plea
- justification
- pretext
Synonyms for alibinoun (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in questionRelated Words- vindication
- defense
- defence
- law
- jurisprudence
noun a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.Synonyms- exculpation
- excuse
- self-justification
Related Words- vindication
- defense
- defence
- extenuation
- mitigation
verb exonerate by means of an alibiRelated Words |