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Synonyms for alibi

Grammar : Noun
Spell : al-uh-bahy
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæl əˌbaɪ

Top 10 synonyms for alibi
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Définition of alibi

Origin :
  • 1743, "the plea of having been elsewhere when an action took place," from Latin alibi "elsewhere, somewhere else," locative of alius "(an)other" (see alias (adv.)). The weakened sense of "excuse" is attested since 1912, but technically any proof of innocence that doesn't involve being "elsewhere" is an excuse, not an alibi.
  • noun defense against charges of wrongdoing; evidence of absence
Example sentences :
  • You ain't been to court much, I presume likely, Perfessor, so you may not be on to what alibi is.
  • Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • But he had an alibi all the time, my child; an unanswerable alibi which he preferred to withhold.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
  • All of which made for the impression, fantastic or not, of the alibi.
  • Extract from : « The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 » by Henry James
  • Did he supply an alibi so neatly because of that shadowy head on the door panel?
  • Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
  • McCarren had to own himself beaten: there was absolutely no flaw in the alibi.
  • Extract from : « The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Part 1 (of 10) » by Edith Wharton
  • An alibi is exactly the opposite of an egg; the older it is, the better.
  • Extract from : « Rope » by Holworthy Hall
  • But Champion, I found, was gone—probably to establish an alibi.
  • Extract from : « The Right Stuff » by Ian Hay
  • Later the doctor was able to prove an alibi which cannot be shaken.
  • Extract from : « The Daffodil Mystery » by Edgar Wallace
  • No one ever had so complete an alibi; I could subpoena half Westminster.
  • Extract from : « The Innocence of Father Brown » by G. K. Chesterton
  • Atkins had an alibi, so Bedloe shuffled, and would not swear to him.
  • Extract from : « The Valet's Tragedy and Other Stories » by Andrew Lang

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