Meaning of the word alibi in English

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alibi

US /ˈæl.ɪ.baɪ/
UK /ˈæl.ɪ.baɪ/
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Noun

1.

a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place

Example:
The suspect had a solid alibi for the night of the robbery.
Her friends provided her with an alibi, saying she was with them.
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