alibi

[al-uh-bahy] / ˈæl əˌbaɪ /

NOUN

defense against charges of wrongdoing; evidence of absence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

excuse justification pretext

STRONG

account affirmation allegation answer assertion assurance avowal case cover declaration explanation plea profession proof reason reply retort stall statement vindication

WEAK

airtight case cop-out fish story song and dance

Antonyms

STRONG

denial question request

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McCullagh had been arrested the day Natalie's body was found but later released, after giving the police a false alibi of a so-called YouTube "live stream" which he later admitted he had pre-recorded.

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Police had accepted his alibi and, on Christmas Eve, told McCullagh he was no longer viewed as a suspect.

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They said Stephen McCullagh, 36, initially "pedalled the live stream as an alibi" but the court heard he later admitted to police that it had been pre-recorded days before.

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"Ingenuity can never become an alibi for incivility," the municipality of Catania said in a post on its official Facebook page.

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His legal team has lodged a special defence of alibi in connection with the murder accusation.

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