innocence.
Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc.
Meaning & usage
Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc.
Her attorney managed to convince the jury of her innocence.
Lack of understanding about sensitive subjects such as sexuality and crime.
In his innocence, he offered the stranger to bring the package to Paris, never suspecting it contained drugs.
Lack of ability or intention to harm or damage.
Tests have demonstrated the innocence of this substance.
Imbecility; mental deficiency.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English innocence, from Old French innocence, inocence, from Latin innocentia. Doublet of innocency. Displaced native Old English unsċyld.
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