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innocence
[ in-uh-suhns ]
noun
- the quality or state of being innocent; freedom from sin or moral wrong.
- freedom from legal or specific wrong; guiltlessness:
The prisoner proved his innocence.
- simplicity; absence of guile or cunning; naiveté.
- lack of knowledge or understanding.
- harmlessness; innocuousness.
- an innocent person or thing.
innocence
/ ˈɪəəԲ /
noun
- the quality or state of being innocent Archaic wordinnocencyˈɪəəԲɪ
Other 51Թ Forms
- p·n·Գ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of innocence1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of innocence1
Example Sentences
Steeped in history and drawn from our terrifying present, it’s as much a coming-of-age story for its characters as it is for the United States, a country that is forever losing its innocence.
He has lost an appeal of his conviction, but maintains his innocence and continues to work with his attorneys on new grounds for appeal.
As Graham puts it, Bomer “has this ability to embarrass himself and to be completely open and be completely vapid. But he plays that innocence so well.”
Though she maintains her innocence, she was convicted at trial.
The plot picks up after the tempest of the first scene with Dolores implausibly insisting on her innocence: “I did not murder that b***h any more than I’m wearing a diamond tiara.”
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