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Alibi
“Elsewhere.”
Latin legal phrase
Translation
What does “Alibi” mean?
Alibi translates as “Elsewhere.”
An alibi is the defense that the accused was somewhere else when the crime happened. The Latin word simply means ‘elsewhere’.
Origin
The story behind it
A Latin adverb that became a standard legal term in English and many other languages; the source row gave the German ‘Anderswo’.
When to use it
How to use “Alibi”
A fun entry for a mystery-writers’ workshop or a criminal-law glossary.
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- Alibi
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