Definition of deniability
: the ability to deny something especially on the basis of being officially uninformed
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But coverage also oversimplified the mechanics of these projects, which offer some degree of corporate deniability.
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His insistence that the original video is being taken out of context is a textbook example of claiming plausible deniability, one where anyone who is frightened, hurt, or offended by his comments is simply missing a joke.
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Where trolls wear their snickering misdemeanors on their sleeve, a subtweeter has deniability.
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Maybe his advisers cooked something up but kept him out of the loop for plausible deniability.
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These can be actors who are working independently of a government agency or as contractors who are able to maintain arms-length distance (for deniability reasons) from their sponsoring organizations.
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Any big shot with half a brain knows the importance of plausible deniability.
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French's message was ambiguous, with room for plausible deniability.
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So too, the way Mr Trump seems to have used Mr Cohen as a blunt instrument, while keeping him at arm’s length for plausible deniability, is a familiar pattern.
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First Known Use of deniability
1973
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