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   innocent

   /ˈɪnəsnt/

   adjective

   • 1. not guilty of a crime or offence: "the prisoners were later found innocent" Similar guiltlessguilt-freenot guiltyblamelessnot to blamein the clearunimpeachableirreproachableabove suspicionbeyond criticismwithout faultfaultlesshonourablehonestuprightupstandinglaw-abidingincorruptinformal:squeaky cleanOpposite guilty
   • ▪ without experience or knowledge of: "a man innocent of war's cruelties"
   • ▪ without; lacking: "a street quite innocent of bookshops" Similar free fromwithoutlacking (in)empty ofclear ofunacquainted withignorant ofunaware ofunfamiliar withuntouched byrare:nescient of
   • 2. not responsible for or directly involved in an event yet suffering its consequences: "an innocent bystander"
   • 3. free from moral wrong; not corrupted: "an innocent child" Similar virtuouspuresinlessfree of sinmoraldecentrighteousuprightwholesomedemuremodestchastevirginalvirginimpeccablepristinespotlessstainlessunblemishedunsulliedincorruptuncorrupteduncontaminatedundefiledinformal:squeaky cleanwhiter than whiteas pure as the driven snowimmaculateOpposite sinful
   • ▪ simple; naive: "she is a poor, innocent young creature" Similar naiveingenuoustrustingtrustfulover-trustingcredulousunsuspiciousunsuspectingunwaryunguardedunscepticalimpressionablegullibleeasily deceivedeasily taken ineasily ledinexperiencedunworldlyunsophisticatedgreenwide-eyedsimpleartlessguilelesschildlikefrankopeninformal:wet behind the earsborn yesterdayas green as grassOpposite worldly
   • 4. not involving or intended to cause harm or offence; harmless: "an innocent mistake" Similar harmlessinnocuoussafenon-injuriousunobjectionableinoffensiveplayful

   noun

   • 1. a pure, guileless, or naive person: "a young innocent abroad"
   • 2. a person involved by chance in a situation, especially a victim of crime or war: "they are prepared to kill or maim innocents in pursuit of a cause"
   • ▪ the young children killed by Herod after the birth of Jesus (Matt. 2:16).

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin innocent- ‘not harming’, from in- ‘not’ + nocere ‘to hurt’.

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   What does innocent mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! INNOCENT definition: 1. (of a person) not guilty of a particular crime: 2. having no knowledge of the unpleasant and…. Learn more.

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   What does innocent until proven guilty mean?

   • “ Innocent until proven guilty” is a phrase that means people who have been accused of a crime should be considered innocent, or free of blame, unless a judge or jury decides that they are officially guilty. "Innocent."

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   What is the difference between innocent and blameless?

   • Usually innocents.(used with a singular verb) bluet ( def 1 ). Innocent, blameless, guiltless imply freedom from the responsibility of having done wrong. Innocent may imply having done no wrong at any time, and having not even a knowledge of evil: an innocent victim. Blameless denotes freedom from blame, especially moral blame: a blameless life.

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   How do you describe an innocent person?

   • The war caused the death of thousands of innocents. Adjective He says that he is innocent of the crime. She was found innocent of all charges. A person accused of a crime is considered innocent until proven guilty. Someone told your secret, but it wasn't me. I'm innocent. Noun an innocent who is often puzzled by and prey to the evils of the world

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   What is the difference between innocent and guiltless?

   • Innocent may imply having done no wrong at any time, and having not even a knowledge of evil: an innocent victim. Blameless denotes freedom from blame, especially moral blame: a blameless life. Guiltless denotes freedom from guilt or responsibility for wrongdoing, usually in a particular instance: guiltless of a crime.

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   What is the food of innocents?

   • Bread and milk, the food of innocents; who could guess what hidden dangers lurk therein! These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of innocent?

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   Innocent is an adjective that describes someone or something that is not harmful or at least doesn’t cause harm on purpose. It can also be used when talking about a person who did not commit a crime.

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