alibi
coartada
definition
verb
her friend agreed to alibi her
offer an excuse or defense for (someone), especially by providing an account of their whereabouts at the time of an alleged act.
noun
she has an alibi for the whole of yesterday evening
a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place.
translation of 'alibi'
verb
presentar una coartada
noun
excusa,
coartada
example
He gave evidence himself, and called evidence in support of his 'alibi' .
As it turned out, the letter was written on the managing editor's computer, but he has an 'alibi' .
her friend agreed to 'alibi' her
Ashamed, he tried to cover the incidents up, even ordering his representatives to publicly 'alibi' his wife's violence.
What is the evidence that established that, other than the evidence of the 'alibi' , ultimately said to be false?
Also, could new evidence undermine the original 'alibi' ?
One of the players against whom an allegation was made, an England international, is understood to be claiming he has an 'alibi' .
Prosecutors were found to have withheld evidence showing that the 'alibi' of another suspect who had bragged about committing the murders was bogus.
a catch-all 'alibi' for failure and inadequacy
One suspects that it has been mainly thought of as a political 'alibi' and an excuse for supervision of the police.
He refused to 'alibi' , saying he had simply not done a good job holding onto the football.
She made a statement to the police, giving Iftikhar a false 'alibi' .
He maintains that he has an 'alibi' for the crucial times surrounding the murder.
The prosecution alleges she gave him a false 'alibi' by claiming she was in Soham on the day the girls died, when she was really in Grimsby.
her friend agreed to 'alibi' her
Kamara then claimed an 'alibi' , that he was at a school with his sister and the Headmaster.
As it became clear that the DNA evidence was likely to be accepted, I wondered what new evidence would damage the 'alibi' .
Otherwise, doubts would remain that such steps were aimed at providing an 'alibi' for a possible failure of the bid, he said.
Others suggested that Sherman was at fault for trying to present an 'alibi' defense.
In the circumstances, his evidence as 'alibi' evidence is most unpromising.
He claims an 'alibi' for this morning - counseling sessions.
That is his 'alibi' and excuse for doing absolutely nothing apart from parking himself into a limousine and taking his pay.
And his own Prime Minister Ivan Kostov's initial reaction was that of a criminal with a water-tight 'alibi' : ‘Prove it!’
The second 'alibi' , the Mongol invasion, is yet another favourite of their writing.
Mr Lydon claims he has an 'alibi' to disprove Mr Dunlop's allegations as he was a guest speaker at a conference hosted by the IACT.
On the other hand, he has to avoid the danger that the parties push all their difficult problems over to him so that they have an 'alibi' for failure to achieve something.
she has an 'alibi' for the whole of yesterday evening
she has an 'alibi' for the whole of yesterday evening
There is no need for an 'alibi' to defend the colossal failure.
But the Party does not provide him with an 'alibi' for all his failures.
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