willful ignorance

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Noun

willful ignorance (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic, law) A decision in bad faith to avoid becoming informed about something so as to avoid having to make undesirable decisions that such information might prompt.

   Synonyms: vincible ignorance, willful blindness

Translations

a decision in bad faith to avoid becoming informed

• Finnish: tarkoituksellinen tietämättömyys
• French: aveuglement volontaire m
• German: Ignoranz (de) f
• Italian: ignoranza attiva f
• Polish: celowe niedostrzeganie n

See also

• Nelsonian knowledge
• ostrich instruction
• turn a blind eye