Definition of alibiing Alibiing
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What does alibiing mean?
Wiktionary 
- alibiing (Verb)
Present participle of alibi.
Part of speech
🔤- alibiing, verb, gerund of alibi (infinitive).
WordNet
NounPlural: alibis |
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| alibi - (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question | ||
| vindication, defence, defense the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his position" | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
| alibi - 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" | ||
| excuse, exculpation, self-justification | ||
| vindication, defence, defense the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his position" | ||
Verb |
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| alibi - exonerate by means of an alibi | ||
| explain, excuse make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students" | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- alibi (n.)
The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove that he was in another place when the alleged act was committed; as, to set up an alibi; to prove an alibi.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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alibi
The fact or a statement that a person accused of a crime was somewhere else when it was committed.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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alibi
al′i-bī, n. the plea that a person charged with a crime was elsewhere when it was committed. [L.—alius, other, ibi, there.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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alibi
(Lat. “elsewhere”). An alibi is the best defense in law if a man is innocent; but if it turns out to be untrue, it is conclusive against those who resort to it.
