ignorance
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Ignorance, in other words, would not count as a defence.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Ignorance about what public officials do exists in every political system.
From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026
In 1948 George Orwell identified “Newspeak” as an essential component of the totalitarian toolkit: “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
Ignorance or mistake of law may be a defense in some limited circumstances.
From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025
“True enough,” replied the Mathemagician, “but you can be in Ignorance quick enough without riding all the way; and if you’re to be successful, it will have to be step by step.”
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
Vocabulary lists containing ignorance
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