Alibi
WordNet
noun
(1) (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
(2) 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"
verb
(3) Exonerate by means of an alibi
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove that he was in another place when the alleged act was committed; as, to set up an alibi; to prove an alibi. The Criminal Law Deskbook (1988; ISBN 0820512176) states: "Alibi is different from all of the other defenses...it is based upon the premise that the defendant is truly innocent."
See also
- Wikipedia article Alibi
- Wikipedia article Defense
- Wikipedia article Locked room mystery
- Wikipedia article Perfect murder
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