alibi

== English == === Etymology === From the 18th century, from Latin alibī (“elsewhere, at another place”, adverb). Probably after French alibi, which has this use since the late 14th century. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈæl.ə.baɪ/ === Noun === alibi (plural alibis) (law) 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. (sometimes proscribed) An excuse, especially one used to avoid responsibility or blame. ==== Usage notes ==== A very good alibi might be described e.g. as perfect, watertight, airtight, solid or iron-clad. A bad alibi may be said to be implausible or paper-thin or to not hold/tread water. Some argue alibi should not be used colloquially to mean an explanation or excuse to avoid blame or justify action, since this sense is unrelated to the word's original meaning of elsewhere. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === alibi (third-person singular simple present alibis or alibies, present participle alibiing, simple past and past participle alibied) (transitive) To provide an alibi for. (transitive) To provide an excuse for. === See also === Alibi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Defense (legal) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Locked-room mystery on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Perfect murder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === baili == Cornish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English alibi === Noun === alibi m (plural alibis) alibi === References === “alibi” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek. == Danish == === Etymology === From Latin alibī. === Noun === alibi n (singular definite alibiet, plural indefinite alibier) (law) alibi (by extension) excuse, justification ==== Declension ==== === References === “alibi” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin alibī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaː.liˌbi/ Hyphenation: ali‧bi === Noun === alibi n or m (plural alibi's, diminutive alibietje n) alibi ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: alibi == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin alibi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑlibi/, [ˈɑ̝libi] Rhymes: -ɑlibi Syllabification(key): a‧li‧bi Hyphenation(key): ali‧bi === Noun === alibi alibi ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “alibi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French alibi (14th c.), borrowed from Latin alibī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.li.bi/ === Noun === alibi m (plural alibis or (archaic) alibi) alibi === Further reading === “alibi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Hungarian == === Etymology === Internationalism chiefly via German Alibi (“alibi”), from Latin alibī (“elsewhere, at another place”). First attested in 1839. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɒlibi] Rhymes: -bi Hyphenation: ali‧bi Syllabification: a‧li‧bi === Noun === alibi (plural alibik) alibi (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) alibi (excuse, especially one used to avoid responsibility or blame) Synonyms: kibúvó, mentség, ürügy ==== Declension ==== or ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === alibi in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. alibi and (with subscription) alibi in Ferenc Pusztai, editor, Magyar értelmező kéziszótár [A Concise Explanatory Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÉKsz.2), 2nd, expanded and revised edition, Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2003 (online searchable version under development). alibi in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026). == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch alibi, from Latin alibī (“elsewhere, at another place”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /aˈlibi/ [aˈli.bi] Rhymes: -ibi Syllabification: a‧li‧bi === Noun === alibi (plural alibi-alibi) alibi === Further reading === “alibi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin alibi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈa.li.bi/ Rhymes: -alibi Hyphenation: à‧li‧bi === Noun === alibi m (invariable) alibi === Anagrams === Libia, abili, bilia == Latin == === Alternative forms === aliubi (rare) === Etymology === From alius (“other, another”) + ibī. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.lɪ.biː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.li.bi] === Adverb === alibī (not comparable) elsewhere, somewhere else ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “alibi”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “alibi”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “alibi”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin alibī. First attested in 1802. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈli.bi/ Rhymes: -ibi Syllabification: a‧li‧bi === Noun === alibi n (indeclinable) (law) alibi (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) (literary) alibi (excuse, especially one used to avoid responsibility or blame) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Collocations ==== === References === === Further reading === “alibi”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “alibi”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “alibi”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 24 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French alibi. === Noun === alibi n (plural alibiuri) alibi ==== Declension ==== == Rukai == === Noun === alibi stone tiles of a roof == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === àlībi m inan (Cyrillic spelling а̀лӣби) alibi ==== Declension ==== == Slovak == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin alibī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈalibi/ === Noun === alibi n alibi ==== Declension ==== Indeclinable. === Further reading === “alibi”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English alibi. Or from Latin alibī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈlibi/ [aˈli.β̞i] Rhymes: -ibi IPA(key): /ˈalibai/ [ˈa.li.β̞ai̯] Rhymes: -alibai Syllabification: a‧li‧bi === Noun === alibi m (plural alibis) alternative form of álibi ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === Moreno Fernández, Francisco (2018), “alibi”, in Diccionario de anglicismos del español estadounidense‎[5] (overall work in Spanish), New York: Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española, →DOI, →ISBN‎[6] “alibí”, in Fundéu (in Spanish), 20 June 2012 == Swedish == === Noun === alibi n (law) alibi (by extension) an alibi (excuse, more generally) ==== Declension ==== === References === “alibi”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “alibi”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “alibi”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)