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ad ignorantiam
To ignorance.

The complete phrase is argumentum ad ignorantiam. Used in law, it is an argument in a trial that may be based on ad ignorantiam; that is, on one's opponent's ignorance of the facts in the case.

Also, a judicial decision may be appealed ad ignorantiam; that is, on the basis that the case was decided without knowledge of important information which was known but was unrevealed during the trial.

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argumentum ad ignorantiam
An argument based on an adversary's ignorance of facts in a controversy.