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Noun
alibi
Definition: (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
excuse
alibi
exculpation
self-justification
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"
Definition: The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed