alibi witness

noun

law
: a witness upon whom a criminal defendant relies in establishing or providing an alibi

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The young man had several alibi witnesses and was not tied to the killing by any physical evidence. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026 Carr said his concerns included a key witness being paid a reward, as well as alibi witnesses who placed Johnson in another part of town at the time of the shooting. — Ivana Hrynkiw | [email protected], al, 15 Apr. 2023 At trial, those three people, Scott Hopkins' alibi witnesses, would all testify. — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 14 May 2026 The attorney, who died in 2019, also didn't set interviews for prosecutors to meet with Rice's alibi witness. — Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for alibi witness

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First Known Use

1774, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of alibi witness was in 1774

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alibi witness

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