alibi

Definitions

A claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place.

An excuse or pretext used to avoid blame.

Examples

The suspect provided a solid alibi, claiming he was at the cinema during the time of the robbery.

Without a credible alibi, the police remained suspicious of his whereabouts on the night in question.

She managed to prove her alibi by showing the investigators a timestamped receipt from a local restaurant.

Synonyms

excuse defense justification pretext explanation plea reason

Antonyms

confession admission guilt culpability incrimination acknowledgment proof