NEGATIVE PREGNANT
\nˈɛɡətˌɪv pɹˈɛɡnənt], \nˈɛɡətˌɪv pɹˈɛɡnənt], \n_ˈɛ_ɡ_ə_t_ˌɪ_v p_ɹ_ˈɛ_ɡ_n_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of NEGATIVE PREGNANT
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A denial of wrongdoing in which a person actually admits more than she denies. For example, if a defendant who is accused of embezzling $2 million in 1996 denies that she embezzled $2 million during that year, the denial is pregnant with the possibility that she might have embezzled a different sum of money during a different time period.
By Oddity Software
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Implicitly accepting culpability while explicitly denying the charge is what this type of ambiguous negative statement is. Contrast to affirmative pregnant.
By Henry Campbell Black
