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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Plus, Schoen and the front office are too knee-deep running this team to claim plausible deniability from Daboll’s and the coaches’ horrible operation. —

Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024 Through this attempt to sanitize the ads, the conspirators sought 'plausible deniability' for what the conspirators knew to be ads promoting prostitution. —

Ars Technica, 29 Aug. 2024 These movies were designed to turn audiences on, but their baroque plots supplied a degree of plausible deniability, while the involvement of A-list actors lent a level of prestige: Douglas’s filmography alone includes intimate encounters with Close, Sharon Stone, and Demi Moore. —

Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024 Plausible deniability at its worst or best, depending on your perspective. —

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for deniability