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al·i·bi
(ăl′ə-bī′)n. pl. al·i·bis
1. Law
a. A form of defense whereby a defendant attempts to prove that he or she was elsewhere when the crime in question was committed.
b. The fact of having been elsewhere when a crime in question was committed.
2. An explanation offered to avoid blame or justify action; an excuse.
v. al·i·bied, al·i·bi·ing, al·i·bis
v.intr.
To make an excuse for oneself.
v.tr.
To make an excuse for (another).
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alibi
(ˈælɪˌbaɪ)n, pl -bis
1. (Law) law
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]
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al•i•bi
(ˈæl əˌbaɪ)n., pl. -bis, n.
1. Law. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere when an offense was committed.
2. an excuse, esp. to avoid blame.
3. a person used as one's excuse.
v.i. 4. to give an excuse; offer a defense.
v.t. 5.
a. to provide an alibi for (someone).
b. to make or find (one's way) by using alibis.
[1720–30; < Latin: in or at another place]
usage: The earliest English uses of alibi are in legal contexts, both as an adverb (directly from Latin) meaning “in or at another place” and as a noun meaning “a plea of having been elsewhere.” The extended noun senses “excuse” and “person used as an excuse” developed in the 20th century in the U.S. and occur in all but the most formal writing. As a verb alibi occurs mainly in informal use.
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alibi
Past participle: alibied
Gerund: alibiing
| Imperative |
|---|
| alibi |
| alibi |
| Present |
|---|
| I alibi |
| you alibi |
| he/she/it alibis |
| we alibi |
| you alibi |
| they alibi |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I alibied |
| you alibied |
| he/she/it alibied |
| we alibied |
| you alibied |
| they alibied |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am alibiing |
| you are alibiing |
| he/she/it is alibiing |
| we are alibiing |
| you are alibiing |
| they are alibiing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have alibied |
| you have alibied |
| he/she/it has alibied |
| we have alibied |
| you have alibied |
| they have alibied |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was alibiing |
| you were alibiing |
| he/she/it was alibiing |
| we were alibiing |
| you were alibiing |
| they were alibiing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had alibied |
| you had alibied |
| he/she/it had alibied |
| we had alibied |
| you had alibied |
| they had alibied |
| Future |
|---|
| I will alibi |
| you will alibi |
| he/she/it will alibi |
| we will alibi |
| you will alibi |
| they will alibi |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have alibied |
| you will have alibied |
| he/she/it will have alibied |
| we will have alibied |
| you will have alibied |
| they will have alibied |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be alibiing |
| you will be alibiing |
| he/she/it will be alibiing |
| we will be alibiing |
| you will be alibiing |
| they will be alibiing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been alibiing |
| you have been alibiing |
| he/she/it has been alibiing |
| we have been alibiing |
| you have been alibiing |
| they have been alibiing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been alibiing |
| you will have been alibiing |
| he/she/it will have been alibiing |
| we will have been alibiing |
| you will have been alibiing |
| they will have been alibiing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been alibiing |
| you had been alibiing |
| he/she/it had been alibiing |
| we had been alibiing |
| you had been alibiing |
| they had been alibiing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would alibi |
| you would alibi |
| he/she/it would alibi |
| we would alibi |
| you would alibi |
| they would alibi |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have alibied |
| you would have alibied |
| he/she/it would have alibied |
| we would have alibied |
| you would have alibied |
| they would have alibied |
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Noun 1. alibi - (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
vindication, defense, defence - the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
2. [画像:alibi - a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.]alibi - 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"
vindication, defense, defence - the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
extenuation, mitigation - a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances
Verb 1. alibi - exonerate by means of an alibi
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alibi
noun excuse, reason, defence, explanation, plea, justification, pretext He had a good alibi for his absence.
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Translations
إثْبَات الغَيْبَه، عُذْردَفْعٌ بِالغَيْبَة
alibi
alibi
alibi
alibi
alibi
fjarvistarsönnun
アリバイ
알리바이
alibi
alibi
alibi
alibi
alibi
พยานอ้างอิงที่อยู่
mazeret savunma kanıtı
chứng cớ ngoại phạm
alibi
[ˈælɪbaɪ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
alibi
[ˈælɪbaɪ] n (for crime) → alibi mto have an alibi → avoir un alibi
an alibi for sth → un alibi pour qch
a false alibi → un faux alibi
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alibi
(ˈӕlibai) noun the fact or a statement that a person accused of a crime was somewhere else when it was committed. Has he an alibi for the night of the murder? alibi إثْبَات الغَيْبَه(وَقْت الجَرِيمَه)، عُذْر алиби álibi alibi das Alibi alibi άλλοθι coartada alibi مدرک برای اثبات عدم حضور در محل جرم alibi alibi אליבי बहाना alibi alibi alibi fjarvistarsönnun alibi アリバイ 현장 부재(증명) alibi alibi alibi alibi alibi alibi د جرم په محل د نه شتون د ثابتولو لپاره مدرک álibi alibi алиби alibi alibi alibi alibi การอ้างฐานที่อยู่ savunma kanıtı 不在場證明 алібі عذر عدم موجودگی از موقع واردات chứng cớ ngoại phạm 不在犯罪现场的事实或辩解,托辞
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alibi
→ دَفْعٌ بِالغَيْبَة alibi alibi Alibi άλλοθι coartada alibi alibi alibi alibi アリバイ 알리바이 alibi alibi alibi álibi алиби alibi พยานอ้างอิงที่อยู่ mazeret chứng cớ ngoại phạm 不在犯罪现场Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009