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1. Uncorrupted by evil, malice, or wrongdoing; sinless: "She was just an innocent child and should not have been harmed."
2. Not guilty of a specific crime or offense; legally blameless: "He was declared innocent of all charges by the judge."
3. Within, allowed by, or sanctioned by the law; lawful.
4. Not dangerous or harmful; innocuous: "It was just an innocent prank and he meant no harm."
5. Candid; straightforward; such as, a child's innocent stare.>BR? 6. Not experienced or worldly; naive; betraying or suggesting no deception or guile.
7. Not exposed to or familiar with something specified; ignorant: "American tourists are wholly innocent of French when they go to Paris."
8. Unaware: "She remained innocent of the complications she had caused."
9. Lacking, deprived, or devoid of something: "He wrote a novel which was innocent of literary merit."
10. A person, especially a child, who is free of evil or sin.
11. A simple, guileless, inexperienced, or unsophisticated person; for example, a very young child.
12. Etymology: from about 1340, "doing no evil, free from sin or guilt"; from Old French innocent (11th century); from Latin innocentem, innocens, "not guilty, harmless, blameless"; from in-, "not" + nocentem, nocens; present participle of nocere, "to harm".
2. Not guilty of a specific crime or offense; legally blameless: "He was declared innocent of all charges by the judge."
3. Within, allowed by, or sanctioned by the law; lawful.
4. Not dangerous or harmful; innocuous: "It was just an innocent prank and he meant no harm."
5. Candid; straightforward; such as, a child's innocent stare.>BR? 6. Not experienced or worldly; naive; betraying or suggesting no deception or guile.
7. Not exposed to or familiar with something specified; ignorant: "American tourists are wholly innocent of French when they go to Paris."
8. Unaware: "She remained innocent of the complications she had caused."
9. Lacking, deprived, or devoid of something: "He wrote a novel which was innocent of literary merit."
10. A person, especially a child, who is free of evil or sin.
11. A simple, guileless, inexperienced, or unsophisticated person; for example, a very young child.
12. Etymology: from about 1340, "doing no evil, free from sin or guilt"; from Old French innocent (11th century); from Latin innocentem, innocens, "not guilty, harmless, blameless"; from in-, "not" + nocentem, nocens; present participle of nocere, "to harm".
The meaning "free from guilt of a crime or charge" is from 1382. The earliest use was as a noun, "a person who is innocent of sin or evil" from about 1200.
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