| NOUN | communication | alibi | (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question |
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| communication | alibi, excuse, exculpation, self-justification | a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. | |
| VERB | communication | alibi | exonerate by means of an alibi |
| Sounds | ae'lahbay. | |
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| Rhymes | Bi ... thereby: 16 rhymes with bay... | |
| Meaning | (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question. | |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | defense, defence, vindication | The justification for some act or belief |
| Verbs | alibi | exonerate by means of an alibi |
| Meaning | A defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.. | |
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| Example | "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job" | |
| Synonyms | excuse, exculpation, self-justification | |
| Narrower | extenuation, mitigation | A partial excuse to mitigate censure |
| Broader | defense, defence, vindication | The justification for some act or belief |
| Catalan | excusa | |
| Spanish | excusa | |
| Verbs | alibi | exonerate by means of an alibi |
| Meaning | exonerate by means of an alibi. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | excuse, explain | Serve as a reason / reason or cause or justification of |
| Nouns | alibi | (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question |
| alibi | a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. | |