noun
- plural of alibi; excuses or explanations offered to avoid blame or responsibility
- plural of alibi; claims or evidence that a person was elsewhere when an alleged act occurred
Usage: legal/criminal context
verb
- third-person singular present tense of alibi; to provide an excuse or false explanation
Usage: informal
Examples
- He came up with several alibies to explain why he missed the meeting.
- The suspect's alibies didn't hold up under police questioning.
- She alibies her way out of every difficult situation.
- Their alibies were inconsistent and raised suspicion.
- He always alibies when confronted about his mistakes.
- The witness provided alibies for three of the defendants.