willful ignorance
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[edit] English
[edit] Noun
willful ignorance (uncountable)
- (idiomatic, law) A bad faith decision to avoid becoming informed about something so as to avoid having to make undesirable decisions that such information might prompt. It may also be shown as for a person to have no clue in a decision but still goes ahead in their decision.
[edit] Synonyms
- (bad faith decision to remain ignorant): vincible ignorance
- (bad faith decision to remain ignorant): willful blindness
