alibi

Etymology
From the 18th century, from. Probably after, which has this use since the late 14th century.

Noun

 * 1)  The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed.


 * 1)  An excuse, especially one used to avoid responsibility or blame.

Usage notes

 * A very good alibi might be described e.g. as perfect, watertight, airtight, solid or iron-clad.
 * Some argue "alibi" should not be used colloquially to mean "an explanation or excuse to avoid blame or justify action," since this sense is unrelated to the word's original meaning of "elsewhere."

Translations

 * Arabic: دَفْع بِالْغَائِبَة
 * Armenian: ,
 * Belarusian: а́лібі
 * Catalan: coartada
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: alibio
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, 現場不在証明
 * Kannada: ಅಲಿಬಿ
 * Korean:, 알리비
 * Lao: ຫຼັກຖານທີ່ຢູ່
 * Marathi: अन्यत्र उपस्थिति
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian: alibi
 * Slovak: alibi
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: หลักฐานที่อยู่


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish:
 * Finnish:
 * German:, , ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Italian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * 1) To provide an alibi for.
 * 2) To provide an excuse for.

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) alibi

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) alibi

Etymology
(14th c.), borrowed from.

Etymology
, from.

Noun

 * 1)  the plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed.
 * 2)  excuse
 * 1)  excuse

Etymology
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Etymology
From.

Adverb

 * 1) elsewhere, somewhere else

Etymology
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Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) stone tiles of a roof

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) alibi

Declension
Indeclinable.

Noun

 * 1)  an  (excuse, more generally)
 * 1)  an  (excuse, more generally)
 * 1)  an  (excuse, more generally)