Nelsonian knowledge

noun

Nelsonian knowledge

noun

Etymology Derived from a tale told of Admiral Horatio Nelson of the Royal Navy.

1

Law Knowledge which is attributed to a person who has engaged in wilful ignorance of that knowledge and ought to have known it.

Related terms
ostrich instruction, turn a blind eye, wilful ignorance

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