alibi
noun
the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
alibis
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pluralof alibi.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof alibi (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
alibinounthe defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
Example Sentences
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Kierans described the case as "very challenging" due to the "destruction of evidence and provision of false alibis".
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Baker’s housemates, Duncan Martinez and Nathan Blalock, both military veterans in their early 20s, had been the last known people to see him alive, and served as each other’s alibis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
How many years has it been since each of you was your own man or woman, unfettered by the burden of lies, alibis and pretending not to see?
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2022
That they had alibis for their whereabouts on the day that Malcolm was killed.
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2021
Which left the Johns, father and son, but they had also submitted provable alibis.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
