innocence

  • 31innocence — /ˈɪnəsəns/ (say inuhsuhns) noun 1. the state or fact of being innocent; freedom from sin or moral wrong. 2. freedom from legal or specific wrong; guiltlessness: the prisoner proved his innocence. 3. simplicity or guilelessness: *But in his… …

  • 32innocence — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. freedom from guilt or sin through being unacquainted with evil ; blamelessness b. chastity c. freedom from legal guilt of a particular crime or offense d. (1) freedom from guile or cunning ; simplicity (2) lack of… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 33innocence — /in euh seuhns/, n. 1. the quality or state of being innocent; freedom from sin or moral wrong. 2. freedom from legal or specific wrong; guiltlessness: The prisoner proved his innocence. 3. simplicity; absence of guile or cunning; naiveté. 4.… …

    Universalium

  • 34innocence — Synonyms and related words: agnosticism, artlessness, benignancy, benignity, blankmindedness, blotlessness, bluffness, bluntness, callowness, candor, chastity, childlikeness, cleanliness, cleanness, directness, empty headedness, greenhornism,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 35innocence — [ˈɪnəs(ə)ns] noun [U] 1) the state of not being guilty of a crime or anything bad This new evidence would hopefully prove his innocence.[/ex] 2) lack of experience of life that makes you trust people too much …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 36innocence — dvispalvė kolinsija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Veronikinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Collinsia heterophylla), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Collinsia heterophylla angl. Chinese houses; innocence šaltinis Valstybinės …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 37innocence — The absence of guilt. See also presumption of innocence …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 38innocence — The absence of guilt. See also presumption of innocence …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 39innocence — Freedom from guilt. See presumption of innocence …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 40innocence — innocent ► ADJECTIVE 1) not guilty of a crime or offence. 2) free from moral wrong; not corrupted. 3) not intended to cause offence; harmless. 4) (innocent of) without experience or knowledge of. ► NOUN ▪ an innocent person …

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