English
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Etymology
Latin elsewhere, at another place.

Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /�æl.�.baɪ/
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Noun
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1. legal 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."

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Esperanto: alibio
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German: Alibi (n)
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Greek: άλλοθι (állothi) n
Hungarian: t-|hu|alibi
Italian: t+|it|alibi|m
Japanese: ���� (aribai)
Kannada: �ಲಿಬಿ
Korean: �리�� (alibai)
Norwegian: t+|no|alibi
Polish: t+|pl|alibi
Portuguese: álibi m
Russian: алиби (álibi) n
Slovak: t-|sk|alibi
Spanish: t-|es|coartada|f
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Derived terms
watertight alibi

Verb
en-verb|alibi|es

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

See also
Wikipedia article w:Alibi|Alibi
Wikipedia article w:Defense (legal)|Defense
Wikipedia article w:Locked room mystery|Locked room mystery
Wikipedia article w:Perfect murder|Perfect murder

Croatian

Noun
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1. #English|alibi

Latin

Adverb
alibi

1. elsewhere

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