alibi meaning and definition

ALIBI noun

Definition of alibi (noun)

1. (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
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"
   • synonyms: exculpation, excuse, self-justification

ALIBI verb

Definition of alibi (verb)

1. exonerate by means of an alibi