Etymology

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

Noun

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1. (lawCategory:en:Law#OSTRICHINSTRUCTION) An instruction to jurors telling them they may equate willful ignorance with actual knowledge.
   • 1999, U.S. v. Craig, 178 F.3d 891 (7th Cir. 1999):

     Based on this evidence, we concluded an ostrich instruction was appropriate because a jury could reasonably conclude that he had deliberately avoided the truth.

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