willful ignorance

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Noun

willful ignorance (uncountable)

(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

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