ostrich instruction
ostrich instruction · ostrich instructions
An instruction to jurors telling them they may equate wilful ignorance with actual…An instruction to jurors telling them they may equate wilful ignorance with actual knowledge.
Meaning
1 sensesAn instruction to jurors telling them they may equate wilful ignorance with actual knowledge.
Origin
After the supposed habit of the ostrich of burying its head in the sand to avoid danger byAfter the supposed habit of the ostrich of burying its head in the sand to avoid danger by not seeing it.
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Forms
plural: ostrich instructions| Singular | ostrich instruction |
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See also
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