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Counter plea — Counter Coun ter, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle. I. Taylor.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alibi — al·i·bi n [Latin, elsewhere, from alius other]: a defense of having been somewhere other than at the scene of a crime at the time the crime was committed; also: the fact or state of having been elsewhere at the time a crime was committed ◇… … Law dictionary
justification — /dʒʌstəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (say justuhfuh kayshuhn) noun 1. something that justifies; a defensive plea; an excuse; a justifying fact or circumstance. 2. the act of justifying. 3. the state of being justified. 4. Theology the act of God whereby humanity is …
alibi — [al′ə bī΄] n. pl. alibis [L, contr. < alius ibi, elsewhere] 1. Law the defensive plea or fact that an accused person was elsewhere than at the scene of the crime with which the person is charged 2. Informal an excuse vi., vt. alibied, alibiing … English World dictionary
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