Ignore
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
To be ignorant of. Webster. To pass over as if not in existence. A grand jury are said to ignore a bill when they do not find the evidence such as to induce them to make a presentment. Brande. IGNOSCITUR El QUI SANGUINEM SUum qualiter redemptum voluit. The law holds him excused who chose that his blood should be redeemed on any terms. Dig. 48. 21. 1; 1 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 131.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
To be ignorant of. Webster, Diet. To pass over as if not In existence. A grand Jury is said to Ignore a bill when they do not find the evidence such as to Induce them to make a presentment Brande.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
2. To disregard willfully; to refuse to recognize; to decline to take notice of. See Cleburne County v. Morton, 69 Ark. 48, 60 S. W. 307.
3. To reject as groundless, false or unsupported by evidence; as when a grand jury ignores a bill of indictment.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
To be ignorant of, or unacquainted with. 2. To disregard willfully; to refuse to recognize; to decline to take notice of. 3. To reject a8 groundless, false, or unsupported by evidence; as when & grand jury ignores a bill of indictment. Tenoscitur 61 qui sanguinem suum qualiter redemptum voluit. The law holds him excused from obligation who chose te redeem his blood (or life) upon any terms, Whatever a man way do under the fear of losing his life or limbs will net be held binding upon him in law. 1 Bl, Comm. 181.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
To refuse to find a bill of indictment. See Ignoeaki. IL-. A prefix from the Latin in, not; negatives the sense of the simple word. See In, 3. ILIi. 1. Contracted from evil: as in illfame. 3. Contrary to rule or practice: as in illpleading; ill for want of certainty. Compare Bad, 2; Well, 2.