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Alibi literally means "elsewhere". A defence of alibi is the defence that you were nowhere near where the crime took place at the time it took place. That is a perfectly reasonable defence. However, American gangsters in the Prohibition era made such a habit of bribing people to falsely swear that the gangster in question was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime that the word "alibi" took on a bad connotation in American ears. Eventually the Americans forgot what the word meant altogether and thought it meant "a bad excuse", or even "a lie"; the word is used in this way in the song "Big Girls Don't Cry".
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What is the plural for alibi?
The plural for alibi is alibis.
What does alibi mean in English?
it means dodo like poo lol just kidding
Alibi in a sentence?
The police asked me why i did a crime and i had a alibi.
What is a sentence with the word alibi in it?
Alibi is the Latin word for elsewhere.
What does verfemdungseffekt mean?
It literally means The distancing effect
What do alibi mean in latin and greek word?
alibi in greek is άλλοθι (allothi) and it has the same meaning.
What do alibi originally mean today?
it means to beet
What does alibi shooter mean?
An alibi shooter is someone that experiences a mechanical malfunction with their weapon while firing. As a result the weapon does not fire.
What is Latin word for 'elsewhere'?
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What is the duration of Her Alibi?
The duration of Naked Alibi is 1.43 hours.
How do you use the world alibi in a sentence?
He provided a solid alibi, proving he was out of town at the time of the crime.
When was Be Your Alibi created?
Be Your Alibi was created in 2006.
What is the ISBN of A Is for Alibi?
The ISBN of 'A' Is for Alibi is 9780805013344.
What is the plural for alibi?
The plural for alibi is alibis.
What is the plural of alibi?
The plural of alibi is alibis.
What does alibi mean in English?
it means dodo like poo lol just kidding
When the inspector said that the professor could not give an alibi for the other time what did he mean?
That he was bad
