Synonyms:
alibi
Meaning: (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
alibi
Meaning: exonerate by means of an alibi
Usage examples
"The fact of Desertion I will not dispute; But its guilt, as I trust, is removed (So far as related to the costs of this suit) By the Alibi which has been proved.
Once before--on Sunday, the day after Nita Selim's murder, when he had come to interview Lydia Carr and had secured the alibi which had eliminated Dexter Sprague as a suspect--Dundee had driven his car up this hill between the tall yew hedges.