IGNORAMUS

ignoramus

ignoramus 〈拉〉 (1)不知情的人 (2)不知道;(大陪审团)不批准(公诉书) 从前,大陪审团在听取案件证据后,认为对犯罪嫌疑人的指控缺乏根据时,即将该词签于公诉书〔bill of indictment〕上,意指指控事实也许是真实的,但他们不知道。现在,在这种情况下,大陪审团则在公诉书上签上英语:「No bill」,「Not a true bill」或「Not found」,但仍称此为「不批准」公诉书〔ignore the bill〕。

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ignoramus

ignoramus (ig-n[schwa]-ray-m[schwa]s). [Law Latin] Hist. We do not know. • This notation, when written on a bill of indictment, indicated the grand jury’s rejection of the bill. See NOT FOUND; NO BILL. Cf. TRUE BILL. “When the grand jury have heard the evidence, if they think it a groundless accusation, they used formerly to endorse

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