Definitions of et alibi. adverb. and elsewhere (used when referring to other occurrences in a text)
- How do you use alibi in a sentence?
- What does perfect alibi mean?
- What is the origin of the word alibi?
- What does suspect alibi mean?
How do you use alibi in a sentence?
In all the subsequent welter of alibis and excuses, one thing stands out. All the housewives who were betrayed in 1970 have had is excuses and contrived alibis.
What does perfect alibi mean?
: a claim that you cannot be guilty of a crime because you were somewhere else when the crime was committed. Nobody could confirm his alibi that he was at the movies. He has an ironclad/perfect alibi.
What is the origin of the word alibi?
Borrowed from Latin alibī (“elsewhere, at another place”, adverb).
What does suspect alibi mean?
During a criminal trial, an alibi is a defence raised by the accused as proof that they could not have committed the crime because they were in some other place at the time the alleged offence was committed.