to alibi

Examples

• All

• I didn't alibi him.

  Psycho II (1983)

• Would you happen, to be able to alibi where you were that night?

  Dark Power (2013)

• The bottom line is thatAllen can't alibi up on anything.

  Zodiac (2007)

• The lawyer presented several witnesses to alibi her client during the trial.

• He called his friends to alibi him, proving he was at a party when the incident occurred.

• To avoid suspicion, she needed to alibi her whereabouts at the time of the crime.

Synonyms

C

to cover for

vsto alibi

• Informal

156 4.4

To do or say something to hide someone's bad action

is about giving evidence that someone was elsewhere rather than hiding guilt

T

to testify

vsto alibi

142 4.9

To show that something is true with proof

focuses on proving presence or absence at an event rather than general truth

B

to bear witness

vsto alibi

• Formal

29 4.6

Show that something is true, often by signs or by people saying they saw it

is used to show being elsewhere at the relevant time rather than confirm facts generally

Idioms

E

et alibi

• Formal

9.9

Shows that similar information appears elsewhere in the same work

Compounds

S

solid alibi

5 3.8

A strong proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

I

ironclad alibi

2 5.8

Very strong proof that someone was somewhere else and cannot be proved wrong

W

watertight alibi

1 4.4

Strong, clear proof that shows someone was not at a crime scene

How Persuasive

to alibi

3 7.1

to excuse

178 2.5

Surface Forms

Etymology