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plausible deniability
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌplɔː.zə.bəl dɪ.naɪ.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ us /ˌplɑː.zə.bəl dɪ.naɪ.əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the ability to say in a way that seems possibly true that you did not know about something or were not responsible for something :
Those legitimate prescriptions gave the athlete plausible deniability for his positive drug tests.
Political leaders tried to avoid direct involvement in the war, and to maintain plausible deniability.
He avoided knowing about the details of the operation in order to maintain what later came to be known as plausible deniability.
They pretend that websites run by representatives are autonomous, thus giving them plausible deniability for statements and claims made on those sites.
These people hide behind a curtain of plausible deniability, as if they don't know what's being traded on their networks.
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