Innocence - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈɪnəsns|  American pronunciation of the word innocence
Brit.  |ˈɪnəsəns|  British pronunciation of the word innocence

noun

- the quality of innocent naivete (syn: ingenuousness)
- the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil (syn: purity, whiteness)
- a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense
the trial established his innocence

Extra examples

He vows that he will prove his innocence in court.

The age of innocence was over.

Can you prove your innocence?

The prisoners continued to protest their innocence.

In our innocence we believed everything we were told.

These new findings should remove any doubt about his innocence.

She replied to the accusation with a stack of documents proving her innocence.

They convinced us of their innocence.

He managed to convince the jury of his innocence.

The jury determines the defendant's guilt or innocence.

The court must presume innocence until there is proof of guilt.

The word “childlike” has connotations of innocence.

The word “childlike” connotes innocence.

...the feigned looks of innocence I got when I asked who had broken the lamp...

...you may feign innocence, but I know that that last remark was an intended dig...

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