Noun
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a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
"he kept finding excuses to stay"
"every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"
"his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
- self justification -
(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
Verb
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exonerate by means of an alibi