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Nelsonian knowledge
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English
Etymology
Derived from a tale told of Admiral Horatio Nelson of the Royal Navy.
Noun
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en legal Knowledge which is attributed to a person who has engaged in wilful ignorance of that knowledge and ought to have known it.
See also
en ostrich instruction turn a blind eye wilful ignorance
en eponyms