An alibi is a defense or excuse for something done or not done, often used to refer to an explanation for being at another location when a crime was committed.
Usage examples
The suspect claimed to have been at a birthday party during the time of the crime, providing multiple individuals who could vouch for his alibi.
The restaurant had a surveillance camera that captured the defendant's alibi, showing him eating there at the time of the incident.
The defense attorney presented phone records as evidence of the defendant's alibi, proving that he was making a call from his home when the crime occurred.
The hotel receptionist's testimony served as a strong alibi for the accused, as she confirmed that he had checked into the hotel at the time of the robbery.
The defendant's alibi fell apart when his neighbor testified that he saw him leaving the crime scene shortly before the incident was reported.
It is a tremendous sensory experience, but at the risk of heresy, I have to confess to finding something a bit precious in its swooniness, a tonal register that is detectable despite, or because of, the periodic stabs of unsentimentality and brutality that function as alibis for the charge of escapism. (theguardian.com)
I would certainly hope that no agent of Her Majesty would amend a specific time frame after the defence production of alibi evidence. (canadianlawyermag.com)
Asia McClain, Adnan Syed's only alibi witness, is finally coming forward and testifying. (relevantmagazine.com)