NOUN: "the plea of having been at the time of the commission of an act elsewhere than at the place of commission" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "the plea of having been at the time of the commission of an act elsewhere than at the place of commission" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
2. (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
(verb)
1. exonerate by means of an alibi

Hint 2: Clue Definition

COMMISSION (noun)
1. a group of representatives or delegates
2. an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
COMMISSION (verb)
1. charge with a task
2. place an order for

Hint 3: Anagram

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BIALI

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