Blind Eye Knowledge - Law Dictionary Search Results
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Blind eye knowledge, requires a suspicion of a truth about which one does not want to know and which one refuses to investigate, Manifest Shipping Company Ltd. v. Uni-Polaris Shipping Company Ltd., (2001) 2 WLR 170 (HL): (2001) UKHL 1 (HL).Blind-eye knowledge, requires a conscious reason for blinding the eye. There must be at least a suspicion of a truth about which the court does not want to know and which one refuses to investigate, Manifest Shipping Co. Ltd. v. Uni-polaris Shipping Co. Ltd., (2001) 2 WLR 170 (HL): (2001) UKHL 1....
knowledge
knowledge 1 a : awareness or understanding esp. of an act, a fact, or the truth : actual knowledge in this entry b : awareness that a fact or circumstance probably exists ; broadly : constructive knowledge in this entry see also scienter, willful blindness NOTE: Knowledge fundamentally differs from intent in being grounded in awareness rather than purpose. ac·tu·al knowledge 1 : direct and clear awareness (as of a fact or condition) [the bank had actual knowledge that the name and account number referred to different persons] 2 : awareness of such information as would cause a reasonable person to inquire further ; specif : such awareness considered as a timely and sufficient substitute for actual notice (as of a work-related injury or of a bankruptcy proceeding) [ruled that the employer did not have actual notice or actual knowledge within 90 days] con·struc·tive knowledge : knowledge (as of a condition or fact) that one using ordinary care or diligenc...
willful blindness
willful blindness : deliberate failure to make a reasonable inquiry of wrongdoing (as drug dealing in one's house) despite suspicion or an awareness of the high probability of its existence NOTE: Willful blindness involves conscious avoidance of the truth and gives rise to an inference of knowledge of the crime in question. ...
Blindness
Blindness, refers to a condition where a person suffers from any of the following conditions, namely:-(i) total absence of sight; or (ii) visual acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (snellen) in the better eye with correcting lenses; or (iii) limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of 20 degree or worse. [Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of 1996), s. 2 (b)]...
Blinding
Making blind or as if blind depriving of sight or of understanding obscuring as blinding tears blinding snow...
Blindly
Without sight discernment or understanding without thought investigation knowledge or purpose of ones own...
Connive
Connive, means that a person is aware of what is going on, turns a blind eye and does nothing about it, Huckerby v. Elliott, (1940) 1 All ER 189....
Blind Persons Act, 1920 (English)
Blind Persons Act, 1920 (English). Applies the Old Age Pensions Acts to persons who are so blind as to be unable to perform any work for which eyesight is essential at the age of 50 instead of 70. The Act has further provisions as to charities for and the welfare of blind persons....
Color blind
Affected with color blindness See Color blindness under Color n...
Blind
Blind, blindness contemplates total disability, Lal Chand v. State of Haryana, (1999) 6 SCC 760, [Service Law]....
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