ALIBI Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word alibi. (close relations)
alibies
Best Alternative Words for ALIBI
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| excuse | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. • a note explaining an absence • a poor example verb • accept an excuse for • grant exemption or release to • serve as a reason or cause or justification of • defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning • ask for permission to be released from an engagement • excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with | ||||||||
| defense | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies • the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 • protection from harm • (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring • the justification for some act or belief • (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires • the defendant and his legal advisors collectively • the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions • an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack • a structure used to defend against attack • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him • the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury | ||||||||
| explanation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. • thought that makes something comprehensible • the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible | ||||||||
| justification | nounn | |||||||
noun • something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary • a statement in explanation of some action or belief • the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning | ||||||||
| plea | nounn | |||||||
noun • a humble request for help from someone in authority • (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer) • an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed | ||||||||
| pretext | nounn | |||||||
noun • something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason • an artful or simulated semblance | ||||||||
| reprieve | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort • an interruption in the intensity or amount of something • a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence) • the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment verb • postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution • relieve temporarily | ||||||||
| exculpation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. • the act of freeing from guilt or blame | ||||||||
| self-justification | nounn | |||||||
noun • a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. | ||||||||
