ALIBI

I. noun Etymology: Latin, elsewhere, from alius Date: 1743 the plea of having been at the time of the commission of an act elsewhere than at the place of commission, an excuse usually intended to avert blame or punishment (as for failure or negligence), see: apology II. verb (-bied; -biing) Date: 1909 transitive verb to exonerate by an ~ ; furnish an excuse for, intransitive verb to offer an excuse