Alibi — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question

a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹn/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈuːndɒk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈuːndɒk/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹn/.

Examples

he kept finding excuses to stay
every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job
his transparent self-justification was unacceptable

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exculpation self-justification excuse

Parts of Speech

noun	(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
noun	a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. “he kept finding excuses to stay”
verb	exonerate by means of an alibi

Word Forms

alibi	verb	exonerate by means of an alibi
excuse	verb	excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
alibi	noun	a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

coartada

(ley) una defensa de una persona acusada que pretende demostrar que él o ella no pudo haber cometido el delito en cuestión

🇵🇹Portuguese

álibi

(lei) uma defesa de uma pessoa acusada pretendendo demonstrar que ela não poderia ter cometido o crime em questão

🇷🇺Russian

алиби

(закон) защита обвиняемого, претендующая на то, чтобы доказать, что он или она не могли совершить рассматриваемое преступление.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अन्यत्र उपस्थिति

(कानून) किसी आरोपी व्यक्ति द्वारा यह दिखाने के लिए किया गया बचाव कि वह विचाराधीन अपराध नहीं कर सकता था

🇮🇳Tamil

அலிபி

(சட்டம்) குற்றம் சாட்டப்பட்ட நபரால் அவர் அல்லது அவள் சம்பந்தப்பட்ட குற்றத்தைச் செய்திருக்க முடியாது என்பதைக் காட்டுவதற்காகக் கூறப்படும் ஒரு பாதுகாப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

అలీబి

(చట్టం) అతను లేదా ఆమె సందేహాస్పదమైన నేరానికి పాల్పడలేదని చూపించడానికి నిందితుడు చేసిన రక్షణ

🇮🇳Gujarati

અલીબી

(કાયદો) આરોપી વ્યક્તિ દ્વારા એવો બચાવ કે તે બતાવવા માટે કે તેણી અથવા તેણીએ પ્રશ્નમાં ગુનો કર્યો ન હોત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಲಿಬಿ

(ಕಾನೂನು) ಅವನು ಅಥವಾ ಅವಳು ಪ್ರಶ್ನಾರ್ಹ ಅಪರಾಧವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಲಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ತೋರಿಸಲು ಆರೋಪಿತ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ರಕ್ಷಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അലിബി

(നിയമം) അയാൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവൾ പ്രസ്തുത കുറ്റകൃത്യം ചെയ്യാൻ കഴിയില്ലെന്ന് കാണിക്കാൻ കുറ്റാരോപിതനായ വ്യക്തിയുടെ പ്രതിരോധം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਲੀਬੀ

(ਕਾਨੂੰਨ) ਇੱਕ ਦੋਸ਼ੀ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਇੱਕ ਬਚਾਅ ਜੋ ਇਹ ਦਰਸਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਉਸਨੇ ਸਵਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੁਰਮ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

علیبی

(قانون) ایک ملزم شخص کا دفاع جس سے یہ ظاہر کرنا مقصود ہو کہ وہ زیر بحث جرم کا ارتکاب نہیں کر سکتا تھا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不在场证明

（法律）被告人的辩护，旨在表明他或她不可能犯有有关罪行

🇯🇵Japanese

アリバイ

(法律) 問題の犯罪を犯した可能性がないと主張する被告人による弁護

🇰🇷Korean

구실

(법률) 피고인이 해당 범죄를 저지를 수 없었다는 것을 입증하려는 피고인의 변호

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bằng chứng ngoại phạm

(luật) sự bào chữa của người bị buộc tội nhằm chứng tỏ rằng người đó không thể phạm tội đang được đề cập

🇹🇭Thai

ข้อแก้ตัว

(กฎหมาย) การต่อสู้โดยผู้ถูกกล่าวหาโดยอ้างว่าแสดงให้เห็นว่าเขาหรือเธอไม่สามารถก่ออาชญากรรมที่เป็นปัญหาได้

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عذر

(قانون) دفاع من قبل شخص متهم يدعي أنه لا يمكن أن يكون قد ارتكب الجريمة المعنية

🇮🇷Persian

علیبی

(قانون) دفاع از یک متهم که مدعی است نشان می دهد که او نمی توانسته جرم مورد نظر را مرتکب شده باشد.

🇹🇷Turkish

mazeret

(kanun) sanık tarafından söz konusu suçu işlemiş olamayacağını gösteren bir savunma

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַלִיבִּי

(חוק) הגנה של נאשם המתיימר להראות שהוא או היא לא יכלו לבצע את הפשע הנדון

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What is the primary definition of the word 'alibi'?

The primary meaning of 'alibi' is '(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'alibi' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'alibi' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'alibi' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'alibi' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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