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Noun alibi has 2 senses

alibi - (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
--₁ is a kind of defense, defence, vindication

Derived form: verb alibi₁
excuse, alibi, exculpation, self-justification - 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"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
--₂ is a kind of defense, defence, vindication
--₂ has particulars: extenuation, mitigation
Derived form: verb alibi₁

Verb alibi has 1 sense

alibi - exonerate by means of an alibi
--₁ is one way to excuse, explain

Derived forms: noun alibi₂, noun alibi₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something