Alibi

[n] (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
[n] a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
[v] exonerate by means of an alibi

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Synonyms

exculpation, excuse, self-justification

Related Terms

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 out of, likely story, locus standi, ma