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alibi

/ alibi /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
Type of:
defense defence vindication
Domain:
law jurisprudence
verb Sense 2
exonerate by means of an alibi
Type of:
excuse explain
Derived:
excuse exculpation self-justification
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 3
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"
Type of:
defense defence vindication
Kinds of:
extenuation mitigation
Derived:
excuse condone apologize apologise justify
Semantic Complexity
74%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
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defense defence vindication excuse explain extenuation mitigation