English Dictionary

ostrich instruction

名詞

(law) An instruction to jurors telling them they may equate willful ignorance with actual knowledge.

日本語の意味

（法律用語）陪審員に対する指示で、故意の無知を実際の知識と同等に扱うことができると伝える命令

The defense attorney argued that the jury should receive an ostrich instruction because the defendant's repeated avoidance of incriminating emails demonstrated willful ignorance.

弁護人は、被告が証拠となるメールを繰り返し避けていたことが故意の無知を示しているとして、陪審員に故意の無知を実際の知識とみなしてよいと伝える陪審員指示を与えるべきだと主張した。

意味（1）

(law) An instruction to jurors telling them they may equate willful ignorance with actual knowledge.

Based on this evidence, we concluded an ostrich instruction was appropriate because a jury could reasonably conclude that he had deliberately avoided the truth.

ostrich instructions （ plural ）