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.