The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed.
An excuse, especially one used to avoid responsibility or blame.
To provide an alibi for.
To provide an excuse for.
In common law, the formal document specifying plaintiff's cause of action, including the facts necessary to sustain a proper cause of action, and to advise the defendant of the grounds upon which he is being sued.
The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.
The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.
A written or oral indication of a fact, opinion, intention, belief, etc.
The act or process of declaring.
A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.