An alibi witness is somebody who swears the accused was somewhere else. Call an alibi witness, produce an alibi witness, the alibi witness was doubted.
The whole defence can rest on one, which is why such witnesses are questioned hardest. Alibi is Latin for elsewhere, and an alibi witness is a witness to that elsewhere.
1nounalibi witnessSomeone who swears the accused was somewhere else.
“The case collapsed when the alibi witness changed her account.”
alibi witness is a witness.
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