alibis

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
  2. noun a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
  3. verb exonerate by means of an alibi

Synonyms

alibi

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