alibi – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
alibi
n.
excuse; defense
v.
offer an excuse; make an alibi; find a pretext
Alibi
An
alibi is a form of defense used in
criminal procedure wherein the accused attempts to prove that he or she was in some other place at the time the alleged offense was committed. 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 means "somewhere else."
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
Alibi (das)
n.
alibi, excuse; defense
alibi
nm.
alibi, excuse
