Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
willful ignorance
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:crime
civil law |
| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:law
|
| gptkbp:cause |
civil liability
criminal liability |
| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:Global-Tech_Appliances,_Inc._v._SEB_S.A.
gptkb:United_States_v._Jewell |
| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
negligence
recklessness actual knowledge |
| gptkbp:defines |
A situation where a person seeks to avoid civil or criminal liability for a wrongful act by intentionally keeping themselves unaware of facts that would render them liable.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Willful Blindness
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:knowledge_(law)
mens rea deliberate ignorance |
| gptkbp:testedBy |
Did the defendant deliberately avoid knowledge of the fact in question?
|
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:United_States_federal_law gptkb:United_Kingdom_law |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Margaret_Heffernan
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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