ALIBIING - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question

Part of speech: Noun

a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

Example: he kept finding excuses to stay; every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job; his transparent self-justification was unacceptable

Part of speech: Verb

exonerate by means of an alibi