alibi
n. excuse; defense v. offer an excuse; make an alibi; find a pretext | ||||
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Alibi Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Alibi
(n.)
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.
(n.)
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.
| WordNet 2.0 |
alibi
Noun
1. (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
(hypernym) defense, defence, vindication
(classification) law, jurisprudence
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"
(synonym) excuse, exculpation, self-justification
(hypernym) defense, defence, vindication
(hyponym) extenuation, mitigation
Verb
1. exonerate by means of an alibi
(hypernym) excuse, explain
(derivation) excuse, exculpation, self-justification
Noun
1. (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
(hypernym) defense, defence, vindication
(classification) law, jurisprudence
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"
(synonym) excuse, exculpation, self-justification
(hypernym) defense, defence, vindication
(hyponym) extenuation, mitigation
Verb
1. exonerate by means of an alibi
(hypernym) excuse, explain
(derivation) excuse, exculpation, self-justification
| Australian Slang |
Alibi
secret language used by schoolchildren in which normal words are modified by adding into each syllable the sounds “ullab”; thus “hug” becomes “hullabug”, “You are a pig” becomes “Yullaboo ullabar ullaba pillabig”
secret language used by schoolchildren in which normal words are modified by adding into each syllable the sounds “ullab”; thus “hug” becomes “hullabug”, “You are a pig” becomes “Yullaboo ullabar ullaba pillabig”
| hEnglish - advanced version |
alibi
alibi
see under alias
alibi
see under alias
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
alibi
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Alibi Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
| The 'Lectric Law Library |
ALIBI
Proof offered by one accused of a crime that he was in a different place from that at which the crime was committed at the time it was committed.
This is a Latin word which signifies 'elsewhere'.
When a person, charged with a crime, proves (se eadem die fuisse alibi,) that he was at the time alleged, in a different place from that in which it was committed, he is said to prove an alibi, the effect of which is to lay a foundation for the necessary inference, that he could not have committed it.
This proof is usually made out by the testimony of witnesses, but it is presumed it might be made out by writings; as if the party could prove by a record properly authenticated, that on the day or at the time in question, he was in another place.
It must be admitted that mere alibi evidence lies under a great and general prejudice, and ought to be heard with uncommon caution; but if it appear, to be founded in truth, it is the best negative evidence that can be offered; it is really positive evidence, which in the nature of things necessarily implies a negative; and in many cases it is the only evidence which an innocent man can offer.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
Proof offered by one accused of a crime that he was in a different place from that at which the crime was committed at the time it was committed.
This is a Latin word which signifies 'elsewhere'.
When a person, charged with a crime, proves (se eadem die fuisse alibi,) that he was at the time alleged, in a different place from that in which it was committed, he is said to prove an alibi, the effect of which is to lay a foundation for the necessary inference, that he could not have committed it.
This proof is usually made out by the testimony of witnesses, but it is presumed it might be made out by writings; as if the party could prove by a record properly authenticated, that on the day or at the time in question, he was in another place.
It must be admitted that mere alibi evidence lies under a great and general prejudice, and ought to be heard with uncommon caution; but if it appear, to be founded in truth, it is the best negative evidence that can be offered; it is really positive evidence, which in the nature of things necessarily implies a negative; and in many cases it is the only evidence which an innocent man can offer.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
| Law Dictionary |
Alibi
An excuse that proves the physical impossibility that a suspected personcould have committed the crime.
An excuse that proves the physical impossibility that a suspected personcould have committed the crime.
| Improve Your Latin Terminology |
Alibi
At another place, Elsewhere
At another place, Elsewhere
Alibi Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| JM Latin-English Dictionary |
Alibi
Elsewhere
Elsewhere
| LATIN- ENGLISH (AZAD) |
alibi
elsewhere, in other respects.
elsewhere, in other respects.
| Latin-English Online Dictionary |
alibi
else where, in other respects
else where, in other respects
Alibi Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Computer Abbreviations v1.5 |
ALIBI
Adaptive Location of Internetworked Bases of Information
Adaptive Location of Internetworked Bases of Information
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ALIBI
Adaptive Location of Internetworked Bases of Information
Adaptive Location of Internetworked Bases of Information
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ALIBI
Adaptive Location of Internet worked Bases
Adaptive Location of Internet worked Bases
Alibi Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
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ALIBI
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Alibi Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Alibi
An alibi is 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 of Criminal Procedure states: "Alibi is different from all of the other defenses...it is based upon the premise that the defendant is truly innocent.". In the Latin language "alibi" means "somewhere else."
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