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Alibi
An alibi is the plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove that the person was in another place when the alleged act was committed; as, to set up an alibi; to prove an alibi. The Criminal Law Deskbook of Criminal Procedure states: "Alibi is different from all of the other defenses...it is based upon the premise that the defendant is truly innocent." In the Latin language "alibi" means "somewhere else."

An alibi agency provides fictional explanations for unexcused absences, eg. due to an extramarital affair. Originating in 1990s Japan, such services appeared in Europe in ca. 2004, where they were condemned as immoral by the Catholic Church in Germany. They are the subject of the 2006 movie The Alibi.

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  • http://www.technorati.com/posts/tag/alibi_agencies
  • http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article476097.ece

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Jan 01, 2004; alibi is properly a legal term meaning ‘a plea that when an alleged act took place one was elsewhere’. The earliest...
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Agency Lacks an Office but Has a Good Alibi, THE MOSCOW TIMES
Nov 04, 2003; The Moscow Times (Russia) 11-04-2003 Dmitry Petrov, the head of the office-less Alibi agency, charges $500 to $1,000 per alibi,...
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Dirty, Rot ten Scoundrels Inc A new online company provides cast- iron alibis that take the worry out of adulterous liaisons. They're all but foolproof, finds Jeremy Clarke
Feb 19, 2006; Ever cheated on a partner and been found out because your alibi wasn't up to scratch? I have. Last July I told my partner I was...
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Thriller `The Alibi Man' by Tami Hoag never reaches its goals.
Apr 25, 2007; Byline: Oline H. Cogdill The Alibi Man by Tami Hoag; Bantam ($26) Palm Beach (Fla.) County's Wellington, with its horse culture...
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Perfect alibi can be lullaby to those in need
Sep 17, 2004; Perfect alibi can be lullaby to those in need Where to turn when no ordinary excuse will do When Sara King wanted out of a blind...
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