alibi vs defense

alibi and defense both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alibi	Yes	No	Yes	No
defense	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, defense is a hypernym of alibi; that is, defense is a word with a broader meaning than alibi:

alibi: (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
defense: the justification for some act or belief

Other hypernyms of alibi include defence, vindication.

As nouns, defense is a hypernym of alibi; that is, defense is a word with a broader meaning than alibi:

alibi: a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
defense: the justification for some act or belief

Other hypernyms of alibi include defence, vindication.

alibi (noun)	defense (noun)
(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question	(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.	the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
	a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
	protection from harm
	a structure used to defend against attack
	the justification for some act or belief
	the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
	the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
	(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
	an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
	(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

alibi (verb)	defense (verb)
exonerate by means of an alibi