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- Dictionaryalibi/ˈalɪbʌɪ/
noun
- 1. a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, especially a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place: "she has an alibi for the whole of yesterday evening"
verb
- 1. provide an alibi for: "her friend agreed to alibi her"
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The meaning of ALIBI is the plea of having been at the time of the commission of an act elsewhere than at the place of commission; also : the fact or state of having been elsewhere at the time. How to use alibi in a sentence.
proof that someone who is thought to have committed a crime could not have done it, especially the fact or statement that they were in another place at the time it happened: He has a cast-iron (= very strong) alibi - he was in hospital the week of the murder. an excuse for something bad or for a failure:
ALIBI meaning: 1. proof that someone who is thought to have committed a crime could not have done it, especially…. Learn more.
Definition of alibi noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Alibi definition: the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.. See examples of ALIBI used in a sentence.
Your alibi is evidence that proves your innocence. If you were making cookies with your mom when someone raided your sister's piggy bank, your mom is your alibi, since she knows you were with her when the crime was committed.
a. a defence by an accused person that he was elsewhere at the time the crime in question was committed. b. the evidence given to prove this. 2. informal an excuse. vb. (tr) to provide with an alibi. [C18: from Latin alibī elsewhere, from alius other + -bī as in ubī where]
