Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
ignorance — I noun benightedness, bewilderment, blindness, darkness, denseness, fog, foolishness, greenness, haze, illiteracy, illiterateness, imprudentia, incapacity, incognizance, incomprehension, ineptitude, inerudition, inexperience, innocence,… … Law dictionary
fact — n [Latin factum deed, real happening, something done, from neuter of factus, past participle of facere to do, make] 1: something that has actual existence: a matter of objective reality 2: any of the circumstances of a case that exist or are… … Law dictionary
ignorance — The want or absence of knowledge, unaware or uninformed. Ignorance of law is want of knowledge or acquaintance with the laws of the land in so far as they apply to the act, relation, duty, or matter under consideration. Ignorance of fact is want… … Black's law dictionary
ignorance — The want or absence of knowledge, unaware or uninformed. Ignorance of law is want of knowledge or acquaintance with the laws of the land in so far as they apply to the act, relation, duty, or matter under consideration. Ignorance of fact is want… … Black's law dictionary
Ignorance — • Lack of knowledge about a thing in a being capable of knowing Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ignorance Ignorance † … Catholic encyclopedia
fact of life — 1. facts of life plural : the fundamental physiological processes and reactions involved in sex and reproduction the mistake of bringing up children in ignorance of the facts of life 2. : something that exists and must be taken into consideration … Useful english dictionary
ignorance is bliss — This means that if you don t know about a problem or unpleasant fact, you won t worry about it. I didn t know our neighbour was an escaped prisoner until the police arrived ignorance is bliss! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Ignorance is bliss. — something that you say which means if you do not know about a problem or an unpleasant fact, you do not worry about it. I wish the newspapers would stop telling us about the dangers of eating meat. It seems to me ignorance is bliss … New idioms dictionary
ignorance — noun Date: 13th century the state or fact of being ignorant ; lack of knowledge, education, or awareness … New Collegiate Dictionary
ignorance — /ig neuhr euhns/, n. the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc. [1175 1225; ME < L ignorantia. See IGNORE, ANCE] * * * … Universalium
