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  1. 1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that they could not have committed the crime in question Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. exonerate by means of an alibi Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 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. Source: webster
  6. 6. The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for acrime proves or attempts to prove that he was in another place whenthe alleged act was committed; as, to set up an alibi; to prove analibi. Source: adambom
  7. 7. n:100 n. (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question v. exonerate by means of an alibi Source: ecdict

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