Alibi
Definition
n. A defense to a criminal charge alleging that the accused was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime at the time it occurred.
v. To provide an alibi for someone.
Illustrative caselaw
See, e.g. Lee v. Kemna, 534 U.S. 362 (2002).
See also
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
A defense that asserts that the defendant could not have committed the crime because the defendant was somewhere else when the crime took place.
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:11 pm
