defeater

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That the area is predominantly filled with barn facades is what is known as a defeater because it serves to defeat the justification for his belief.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Notice that because a defeater is evidence that would undermine a person’s justification, what counts as a defeater depends on what justification is.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

We are told that a defeater is evidence that would undermine a person’s justification but not how it does this.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Vicarious plans to keep the technology behind its Captcha defeater secret for now.

From BusinessWeek • Oct. 28, 2013

“It’s just odd that a man who is a master fencer, a defeater of giants, an expert in the use of iocane powder, would not know what this ravine opens into.”

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman