alibi
noun
the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
alibied
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past participleof alibi.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof alibi.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
alibinounthe defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
Example Sentences
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Williams excoriated feminist leaders who excused Bill and alibied for him.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2017
The subsequent aggression of Bolivia against Paraguay was sonorously alibied, last week, by Bolivian delegate Diez de Medina, addressing the Conference in Washington.
From Time Magazine Archive
Inc. Bridge Expert Ely Culbertson alibied his cancellation of a bridge match with the four Marx Brothers who play a fair game.
From Time Magazine Archive
James E. Barrett alibied: "There was a hole in the wall and I just fell through."
From Time Magazine Archive
"That was issued before my time," he alibied.
From The Cartels Jungle by Irving E. Cox
