alibis

Variant of alibi

alibi definition

ali·bi (al′ə bī′)

noun pl. alibis -·bis′

  1. Law the defensive plea or fact that an accused person was elsewhere than at the scene of the crime with which the person is charged
  2. Informal an excuse

Etymology: L, contr. < alius ibi, elsewhere

intransitive verb, transitive verb alibied -·bied′, alibiing -·bi′·ing

Informal to offer an excuse (for)

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