deniability
noun
de·ni·abil·i·ty
dē-ˌnī-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
: the ability to deny something especially on the basis of being officially uninformed
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Now hacking is a major, indispensable component of a full-fledged war, and its practitioners have emerged from a gray zone of plausible deniability into the limelight of military prominence.
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IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2024
In so doing, both patrons have elevated plausible deniability to a high rhetorical art, signaling their disapproval of their clients’ actions while leaving the underlying relationships unchanged.
—Joost Hiltermann, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2024
In so doing, both patrons have elevated plausible deniability to a high rhetorical art, signaling their disapproval of their clients’ actions while leaving the underlying relationships unchanged.
—Joost Hiltermann, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for deniability
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“Deniability.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deniability. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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