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Ignoramus , n. [L., we are ignorant. See Ignore.]
- (Law) 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. The phrase now used is, “No bill,” “No true bill,” or “Not found,” though in some jurisdictions “Ignored” is still used.Wharton (Law Dict. ). Burn.1913 Webster
- (pl. Ignoramuses .) A stupid, ignorant person; a vain pretender to knowledge; a dunce.1913 Webster
An ignoramus in place and power.
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- (Law) 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. The phrase now used is, “No bill,” “No true bill,” or “Not found,” though in some jurisdictions “Ignored” is still used.