Indoctrination
/ɪndoʊktrɪˈneɪʃən/
Definitions
- (n.) The process of teaching a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically, often used in legal contexts involving coercion or bias.
The court examined claims that the defendant had undergone indoctrination to commit the illegal act.
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Commentary
In legal contexts, indoctrination often concerns issues of voluntariness and informed consent, especially in criminal liability and custody cases.
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