The word "alibi" is correct and usable in written English.
It is a noun, which is defined as "an excuse to avoid blame, or an explanation of one's actions at a specific time". Example sentence: The suspect provided an airtight alibi which showed he was somewhere else when the crime was committed.
Prosecutor Richard Whittam QC told the court how Daynes bought condoms, duct tape and syringes online in preparation for the attack before giving Breck a false alibi in case his parents asked questions about visiting a friend.
It raised the distinct possibility, the judge said, that Hallam and his friend Harrington had merely been mistaken as to when they had met and that he had not – as was claimed – concocted an alibi.
The "false alibi" claim that the prosecution had used to support their two witnesses had now been "significantly undermined".
When Hallam's 3G phone was eventually examined by the CCRC and Thames Valley police – which carried out inquiries for the CCRC – it was found to contain pictures that put Hallam in a pub with his father on the evening of the killing and also showed that he had been with Harrington the day after – thereby giving credence to his original alibi.
The important thing about his appearance was, first, that selling the story of Dryden's wife to the press is just the sort of dodgy thing he'd do (and for series one viewers it's quite amusing to imagine that Nige's little leak is at least partly responsible for the whole mess) and, second, to give Dot his alibi by naming Cole, incorrectly, as the caddy.
The accusation was false and Lumumba was exonerated after it was clear he had an alibi.
But the time is long past for such absurd mythology, which has provided a perennial alibi for those who connived in the destruction of the mining industry.
He later said he was with a friend – Timothy Harrington – but Harrington denied being with him, and the crown claimed at the trial that Hallam had clearly made up an alibi.
"Lad culture" is a problematic term – it can attach a veneer of respectability to what's really "sexism with an alibi", and produce fatalistic "boys-will-be-boys" dismissals.
They fled and concocted an alibi in an attempt to fool the police.
"If it is for scientific research or educational purposes, it is okay to represent the body," explains Abdellah Karroum, director of Qatar's Arab Museum of Modern Art.This medical alibi has enabled a more glaring breakthrough in a new public work by Mr Hirst.
