ALIBI
Scrabble letter values: A1L1I1B3I1 = 7
Definition
- verb exonerate by means of an alibi.
- noun (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question.
- noun a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.. — synonyms: excuse, exculpation, self-justification
Examples
- “he kept finding excuses to stay”
- “every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job”
- “his transparent self-justification was unacceptable”