English Dictionary

willful ignorance

名詞

慣用表現 不可算名詞

(idiomatic, law) A decision in bad faith to avoid becoming informed about something so as to avoid having to make undesirable decisions that such information might prompt.

日本語の意味

意図的に情報を回避し、得た情報によって望ましくない決定を迫られるのを避ける、不誠実な態度（故意の無知）という意味です。

The jury concluded that the CEO's willful ignorance of the company's accounting practices did not absolve him of responsibility.

陪審は、CEOが会社の会計慣行について意図的に知ろうとしなかったことが彼の責任を免れさせるものではないと結論づけた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, law) A decision in bad faith to avoid becoming informed about something so as to avoid having to make undesirable decisions that such information might prompt.