willful ignorance

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willful ignorance (uncountable)

  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.
    Synonyms: vincible ignorance, willful blindness

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