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Alibi

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000459

A defense offered by an accused person asserting that they were elsewhere when an alleged offense occurred. This defense aims to demonstrate that the accused could not have committed the crime due to their physical absence from the scene. Evidence supporting an alibi may include witness testimony, travel records, or electronic data.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000459
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000459",
  "term": "Alibi",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A defense offered by an accused person asserting that they were elsewhere when an alleged offense occurred. This defense aims to demonstrate that the accused could not have committed the crime due to their physical absence from the scene. Evidence supporting an alibi may include witness testimony, travel records, or electronic data.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/alibi/"
}

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