Main entry: alibi
Definition: (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
Main entry: alibi, self-justification, exculpation, excuse
Definition: a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
Usage: he kept finding excuses to stay; every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job; his transparent self-justification was unacceptable
Main entry: alibi
Definition: exonerate by means of an alibi