noun
Meaning 1
A denial which implies its affirmative opposite by seeming to deny only a qualification of the allegation and not the allegation itself. For example, "I have never consumed cocaine while on duty" might imply that the person making the statement had consumed cocaine on other occasions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pregnant denial
Antonyms: affirmative pregnant