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Webster 1913 Edition

Alibi

Al′i-bi

,
Noun.
[L., elsewhere, at another place. See
Alias
.]
(Law)
The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove that he was in another place when the alleged act was committed;
as, to set up an
alibi
; to prove an
alibi
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Alibi

AL'IBI

,
Noun.
[L.] Elsewhere; in another place; a law term. When a person is charged with an offense, and he proves that he could not have committed it, because he was, at the time, in another place, he is said to prove an alibi. The part of a plea or allegation, which avers the party to have been in another place, is also called an alibi.

Definition 2024

álibi

álibi

See also: alibi and Alibi

Portuguese

Noun

álibi m (plural álibis)

  1. (law) alibi (criminal legal defense where someone tries to prove that he was in another place when the act was committed)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alibī ‎(“elsewhere, at another place”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.li.bi/
  • Hyphenation: á‧li‧bi

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