deniability


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de·ni·a·ble

 (dĭ-nī′ə-bəl)
adj.
1. Possible to contradict or declare untrue: deniable accusations.
2. Being such that plausible disavowal or disclaimer is possible: "Covert action was deniable; a Pentagon program would not be" (Bob Woodward).

de·ni′a·bil′i·ty n.
de·ni′a·bly adv.
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deniability

(dɪˌnaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ)
n
the condition of being deniable
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Translations

deniability

n (esp US Pol) → Möglichkeit fzu leugnen or alles abzustreiten; a way of preserving deniabilityeine Möglichkeit, ein Hintertürchen offenzulassen
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His only self-limitation, apparently, is plausible deniability -- a moral framework that seems to be based on old episodes of "The Sopranos." This is narcissism that has slipped its leash, roaming wherever it wishes across the wide world, and in our heads.
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