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deniability

/dih-nahy-uh-bil-uh-tee/US // dɪˌnaɪ əˈbɪl ə ti //

可抵赖性,否认性,推诿责任,推诿

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the ability to deny something, as knowledge of or connection with an illegal activity.

Examples

  • One business hires another business, and the separation shields the former from liability, providing plausible deniability.

  • That comports with the warnings by advocates, who have long called voluntary inspections merely a box-ticking exercise designed to give brands deniability if problems later emerge.

  • There’s a premium on saying things that are technically true — or at least carry plausible deniability — even if they’re misleading.

  • There’s almost some plausible deniability at play, to a certain extent.

  • Their lips meet, and they push past the point of deniability.

  • Even when plausible deniability crumbles, the brainwashed paste it back together again.

  • In one sense, Walt is providing Skyler with plausible deniability here.

  • In the previous episodes involving SAC employees or former SAC employees, Cohen had plausible deniability.

  • These things were usually perpetrated with plenty of plausible deniability.

  • The Brits learned this from the Swiss, who were the original masters of plausible deniability.