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  • 51alibi — al|i|bi [ˈælıbaı] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: somewhere else ] 1.) something that proves that someone was not where a crime happened and therefore could not have done it a perfect/cast iron/unshakeable etc alibi ▪ He had a perfect alibi… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 52alibi — al|i|bi [ ælı,baı ] noun count 1. ) someone who has an alibi can prove that they were somewhere else when a crime was committed and so can claim to be not guilty 2. ) an excuse for not having done something you should have done: Constant… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 53alibi — [18] In Latin, alibi means literally ‘somewhere else’. It is the locative form (that is, the form expressing place) of the pronoun alius ‘other’ (which is related to Greek allos ‘other’ and English else). When first introduced into English it was …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 54alibi — [ alɪbʌɪ] noun (plural alibis) a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an alleged act took place. ↘informal an excuse. verb (alibis, alibiing, alibied) informal provide an alibi for. Origin C17: from L., elsewhere . Usage …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 55alibi — a|li|bi sb., et, er, erne; have sit alibi i orden; skaffe sig et alibi …

    Dansk ordbog

  • 56alibi — [18] In Latin, alibi means literally ‘somewhere else’. It is the locative form (that is, the form expressing place) of the pronoun alius ‘other’ (which is related to Greek allos ‘other’ and English else). When first introduced into English it was …

    Word origins

  • 57alibi — n. & v. n. 1 a claim, or the evidence supporting it, that when an alleged act took place one was elsewhere. 2 disp. an excuse of any kind; a pretext or justification. v. (alibis, alibied, alibiing) colloq. 1 tr. provide an alibi or offer an… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 58alibi — I. noun Etymology: Latin, elsewhere, from alius Date: 1743 1. the plea of having been at the time of the commission of an act elsewhere than at the place of commission; also the fact or state of having been elsewhere at the time 2. an excuse… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 59alibi — Synonyms and related words: alibi out of, apologize for, apology, blind, cloak, color, cop out, cover, cover story, cover with excuses, cover up, device, excuse, explain, explanation, facade, feint, front, gloss, guise, handle, lame excuse, lie… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 60Alibi — Ausflucht, Ausrede, Deckmantel, Entschuldigung, Rechtfertigung, Vorwand; (veraltend): Vorgeben. * * * Alibi,das:Abwesenheitsnachweis AlibiAbwesenheitsnachweis,Unschuldsbeweis,Rechtfertigung,Ausrede …

    Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme