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Alibi
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
alibis
Examples
The suspect 's alibi placed him at a restaurant with friends at the time of the crime.
02
an explanation or excuse offered to justify or defend an offensive action, failure, or mistake
Examples
He used traffic as an alibi for being late.
to alibi
01
to clear someone from suspicion of a crime by providing an alibi
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
alibi
3rd person singular
alibis
Present participle
alibiing
Past simple
alibied
Past participle
alibied
Examples
The witnesses helped to alibi the defendant.
