Sentence examples for their alibi from inspiring English sources

Often with victims as their alibi, huge inroads are made into civil liberties.

"The bottom line is that Italians have lost their alibi once Berlusconi is gone and the hard work starts; there are no excuses any more".

We cannot help but wonder if such threats are now seen by governments as their alibi for avoiding the rule of law.

"No one is going to be able to go back 10, 20, 30 years and determine where they were, their alibi, and exonerate themselves," he said.

On the myth of the "Tory civil service", he said it arose under previous Labour governments: "You shouldn't underestimate the effect of Tony Benn and Barbara Castle's diaries, in which they built their alibi for failure on civil servants".

Apart from other physical elements tying the couple to the crime, "other proof must be considered," she said, starting with their alibi and a break-in at the apartment that prosecutors believe was staged to deflect suspicion "from someone who lived in the house, and that person could only be Amanda".

We have to check their alibis".

In bringing charges against the three, Mr. Nifong discounted their alibis, the lack of forensic evidence and the flawed lineup.

Before an interview is conducted, a prosecutor reads defendants a prepared script, notifying them, among other things, that they will have an opportunity to give as much information about their alibis as possible and that the office will investigate anything about the case they request.

Typically, Columbo would string his suspects along, flattering them, apologizing profusely for continuing to trouble them with questions, appearing to have bought their alibis and, just before making an exit, nailing them with a final, damning query that he unfailingly introduced with the innocent-sounding phrase, "Just one more thing...."....

But since 2007, prosecutors with the Queens district attorney's office have read defendants a prepared script that includes notifications that they will have an opportunity to give information about their alibis and that the office will investigate anything about the case they request.