alibi


2alibi

verb
alibiedalibi·ing

Definition of ALIBI

transitive verb
: to exonerate by an alibi : furnish an excuse for
intransitive verb
: to offer an excuse

First Known Use of ALIBI

1909

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

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