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plead ignorance
verb as in excuse
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In all these cases, the students and even faculty members plead ignorance.
No professor can plead ignorance of the way to enter this new career of usefulness.
They that having offended thee knowingly, plead ignorance should be punished, even if their offences be trivial.
No man will say that he did not proceed on his expedition with his eyes open, or that he could plead ignorance.
They cannot at least plead ignorance for the nonfulfilment of their duty.
The legislator cannot plead ignorance as an excuse for upholding a glaring iniquity.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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