/ˈælɪbaɪ/
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Translation
Proof that you were somewhere else when a crime happened.
Word origin
From Latin alibi meaning elsewhere, formed from alius, meaning other.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- alibi
- English cognates
- alias, alien
Examples
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An alibi shows you were in a different place when the crime happened.
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The police try to prove that an alibi is true or false.
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No alibi means you cannot prove you were somewhere else.
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