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alibi

British pronunciation/ˈæləbˌa‍ɪ/
American pronunciation/ˈæɫəˌbaɪ/
Alibi
[NOUN]
1

proof that indicates a person was somewhere other than the place where a crime took place and therefore could not have committed it

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2

a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

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[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

exonerate by means of an alibi

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Examples
1Acknowledging that a drowning man will clutch at a straw, the defendant grasped at the flimsy alibi even though it appeared implausible, hoping it might provide some reprieve from the charges against him.
2Your alibi checks out.
3That car alarm is my alibi.
4You need an alibi again?
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