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alibi witness
noun
law
: a witness upon whom a criminal defendant relies in establishing or providing an alibi
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The attorney, who died in 2019, also didn't set interviews for prosecutors to meet with Rice's alibi witness.
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Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
In particular, the state high court found, the attorney failed to investigate or seek testimony from a possible alibi witness who was not related to Skakel.
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Glenn Kessler, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
Skakel’s appellate lawyers later argued that Skakel’s trial attorney, Mickey Sherman, made poor decisions, including not focusing on Tommy as a possible suspect and failing to attempt to contact an alibi witness.
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Dave Collins, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2024
Norwood soon realized that Simmons’s initial defense lawyer had not called all alibi witnesses to testify.
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Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1774, in the meaning defined above
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“Alibi witness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alibi%20witness. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
Legal Definition
alibi witness
see witness
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