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Voluntary ignorance

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

This exists where a party might, by taking reasonable pains, have acquired the necessary knowledge, but has neglected to do so. As to volimtary "Answer," "Assignment," "Bankruptcy," "Confession," "Conveyance," "Deposit," "Escape," "Jurisdiction," "Manslaughter," "Nonsuit," "Oath," "Payment," "Redemption," "Sals," "Settlement," "Trust," and "Waste," see those titles.