"plausible denial" meaning in All languages combined

See plausible denial on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: plausible denials [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} plausible denial (countable and uncountable, plural plausible denials)
  1. (uncommon) The act or statement of denying something in a manner that sounds credible. Tags: countable, uncommon, uncountable
    Sense id: en-plausible_denial-en-noun-4HAwu4K9
  2. Synonym of plausible deniability Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: plausible deniability [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: plausibly deny
    Sense id: en-plausible_denial-en-noun-shLKGP8Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62

Inflected forms

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