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

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2.Definition: 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"

Related Noun(s):exculpation, excuse

Category: General