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Alibi

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Definition

alibi


[Latin, elsewhere, from alius other]
: a defense of having been somewhere other than at the scene of a crime at the time the crime was committed
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: the fact or state of having been elsewhere at the time a crime was committed NOTE: Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 12.1 requires the defendant to provide notice upon written demand of an intention to offer a defense of alibi. Likewise, the prosecution must provide to the defendant upon written demand the names of witnesses that will be used to rebut the defense.




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