idiot defense
legal defence where a defendant claims innocence by virtue of having been ignorant of facts of which the defendant would normally be expected to be aware
en-US/ˈɪdiət dɪˈfɛns/
en-GB/ˈɪdɪət dɪfɛns/
legal defence where a defendant claims innocence by virtue of having been ignorant of facts of which the defendant would normally be expected to be aware