{"id":28009,"date":"2023-05-11T12:08:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T12:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avocat-montreal.ca\/?p=28009"},"modified":"2023-11-17T18:11:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T18:11:57","slug":"alibi-legal-definition-and-example","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avocat-montreal.ca\/en\/business-law\/alibi-legal-definition-and-example\/","title":{"rendered":"Alibi: legal definition and example"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Definition\"><\/span>Definition<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/avocat-montreal.ca\/en\/business-law\/alibi-legal-definition-and-example\/#Definition\" >Definition<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/avocat-montreal.ca\/en\/business-law\/alibi-legal-definition-and-example\/#Example\" >Example<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/avocat-montreal.ca\/en\/business-law\/alibi-legal-definition-and-example\/#Quote_and_reference\" >Quote and reference<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>An alibi is evidence or justification that shows the accused was elsewhere when the crime was committed.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Example\"><\/span>Example<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Imagine you&#8217;ve been accused of a crime you didn&#8217;t commit. You&#8217;re innocent, but nobody believes you. This is where an alibi can make all the difference. An alibi is concrete proof that you were elsewhere when the crime was committed. For example, if you were having dinner with friends in a restaurant on the other side of town, that can be a solid alibi. It may sound simple, but an alibi can be the difference between freedom and prison. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s important to understand what it means and how to prove it if you ever find yourself in a similar situation.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quote_and_reference\"><\/span>Quote and reference<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a quote from the Criminal Code of Canada on the legal term &#8220;alibi&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;258(1) In any prosecution for an offence, the accused may plead an alibi, that is, that he was elsewhere at the time the offence was committed, and it is then incumbent on the prosecution to prove that the accused was present at the place where the offence was committed.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Definition An alibi is evidence or justification that shows the accused was elsewhere when the crime was committed. Example Imagine you&#8217;ve been accused of a crime you didn&#8217;t commit. You&#8217;re innocent, but nobody believes you. 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An alibi is concrete proof that you were elsewhere when [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2016],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-law"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Alibi: legal definition and example | AM<\/title>\n<!-- Admin only notice: this page does not show a meta description because it does not have one, either write it for this page specifically or go into the [Yoast SEO - Settings] menu and set up a template. -->\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/avocat-montreal.ca\/en\/business-law\/alibi-legal-definition-and-example\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Alibi: legal definition and example | AM\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Definition An alibi is evidence or justification that shows the accused was elsewhere when the crime was committed. 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