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/a.li.bi/
Translation
alibi
Word origin
From Latin alibi ('elsewhere'), the plea that the accused was somewhere else. The Latin adverb was taken straight into legal French and English.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- alibi
- English cognates
- alibi
Grammar
Examples
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The suspect had a solid alibi for the night of the crime.
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The police checked every alibi one by one.
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His alibi does not hold up.
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He is looking for an excuse to avoid coming to the party.
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The two brothers had been covering for each other for years.
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