How to pronounce “alibi”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (law) The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed.
• (sometimes proscribed) An excuse, especially one used to avoid responsibility or blame.
• [Verb]
• (transitive) To provide an alibi for.
• (transitive) To provide an excuse for.

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