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alibi

/ˈæləˌbaɪ/ /ˈælɪˌbaɪ/
noun
GeneralLaw
  1. 1 alibi, bulunmazlık kanıtı countable

Definition (English)

Proof that a person was somewhere else when a crime was committed.

Example Sentences

  1. His alibi for the night of the crime was weak.
    Suç gecesine ilişkin alibisi zayıftı.
  2. She provided an alibi to the police.
    Polise bir alibi sundu.
Informal
  1. 1 mazeret, bahane countable

Definition (English)

An excuse for something you have done wrong or failed to do.

Example Sentences

  1. Being tired is no alibi for being rude to your friends.
    Yorgun olmak, arkadaşlarına kaba davranman için bir mazeret değil.
  2. He always has an alibi for missing training.
    Antrenmanı kaçırmak için her zaman bir bahanesi vardır.

Synonyms

Collocations

provide an alibihave an alibialibi evidencealibi witnessalibi defenseestablish an alibi

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