plausible deniability

plausible deniability
The organization of a clandestine military operation in such a way that knowledge of its existence may be denied by those in authority

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  • Plausible deniability — is, at root, credible (plausible) ability to deny a fact or allegation, or to deny previous knowledge of a fact. The term most often refers to the denial of blame in (formal or informal) chains of command, where upper rungs quarantine the blame… …   Wikipedia

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  • plausible deniability — /plɔzəbəl dənaɪəˈbɪləti/ (say plawzuhbuhl duhnuyuh biluhtee) noun a carefully crafted situation in which a member of government can safely deny any direct or exact knowledge of, and therefore any association with, any illegal or unpopular… …  

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