Definition of alibi

Overview of noun alibi

The noun alibi has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (2) alibi

((law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question)

2. excuse, alibi, exculpation, self-justification

(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")

Overview of verb alibi

The verb alibi has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. alibi

(exonerate by means of an alibi)