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ostrich instruction en · NOUN

Etymology

After the supposed habit of the ostrich of burying its head in the sand to avoid danger by not seeing it.

Meanings

1. An instruction to jurors telling them they may equate wilful 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. 1999, U.S. v. Craig, 178 F.3d 891 (7th Cir. 1999):

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