alibi
Cross references: 1. apology 1. al.i.bi \'al-*-.bi-\ n [L, elsewhere, fr. alius] 1: the plea of having been at the time of the commission of an act elsewher e than at the place of commission; also : the fact or state of having been elsewhere at the time 2: a plausible excuse esp. for failure or negligence 2. alibi vb or al.i.bied; or al.i.bi.ing : to offer an excuse : to exonerate by an alibi