alibi

alibi is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 4 senses

Definitions

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

   "he kept finding excuses to stay"

   "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"

   Synonyms: exculpation, excuse

4. verb. exonerate by means of an alibi

Synonyms

exculpation, excuse

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in alibi:

biali

Common word forms

alibis, alibied, alibies, alibiing

Words from these letters

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