- the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
- an excuse, especially to avoid blame.
- a person used as one's excuse: My sick grandmother was my alibi for missing school.
- to give an excuse; offer a defense: to alibi for being late.
- Informal.
- to provide an alibi for (someone): He alibied his friend out of a fix.
- to make or find (one's way) by using alibis: to alibi one's way out of work.
- law
- a defence by an accused person that he was elsewhere at the time the crime in question was committed
- the evidence given to prove this
- an excuse
- to provide with an alibi
