[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["Law.the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.", "an excuse, especially to avoid blame.Synonyms: justification , reason , explanation", "a person used as one's excuse:My sick grandmother was my alibi for missing school."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["Informal.to give an excuse; offer a defense:to alibi for being late."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["Informal.to provide an alibi for (someone):He alibied his friend out of a fix.to make or find (one's way) by using alibis:to alibi one's way out of work.", "to provide an alibi for (someone):He alibied his friend out of a fix.", "to make or find (one's way) by using alibis:to alibi one's way out of work."]}]