IGNORAMUS
\ˌɪɡnɔːɹˈe͡ɪməs], \ˌɪɡnɔːɹˈeɪməs], \ˌɪ_ɡ_n_ɔː_ɹ_ˈeɪ_m_ə_s]\
Definitions of IGNORAMUS
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By Oddity Software
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A stupid, ignorant person; a vain pretender to knowledge; a dunce.
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We are ignorant; we ignore; - being the word formerly written on a bill of indictment by a grand jury when there was not sufficient evidence to warrant them in finding it a true bill.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Latin] The word endorsed by a grand jury on a bill of indictment which they throw out;—an ignorant person; a vain pretender to knowledge.
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The indorsement of the grand jury on a bill of indictment, when they apprehend there is not sufficient foundation for the prosecution; a foolish fellow, a vain uninstructed pretender.
By Thomas Sheridan
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