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in⋅no⋅cent

  [in-uh-suhnt]
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–adjective
1. free from moral wrong; without sin; pure: innocent children.
2. free from legal or specific wrong; guiltless: innocent of the crime.
3. not involving evil intent or motive: an innocent misrepresentation.
4. not causing physical or moral injury; harmless: innocent fun.
5. devoid (usually fol. by of): a law innocent of merit.
6. having or showing the simplicity or naiveté of an unworldly person; guileless; ingenuous.
7. uninformed or unaware; ignorant.
–noun
8. an innocent person.
9. a young child.
10. a guileless person.
11. a simpleton or idiot.
12. Usually, innocents. (used with a singular verb) bluet (def. 1).
Origin:
1150–1200; ME < L innocent- (s. of innocēns) harmless, equiv. to in- in- 3 + nocēns prp. of nocēre to harm; see -ent; cf. noxious

Related forms:
in⋅no⋅cent⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. sinless, virtuous; faultless, impeccable, spotless, immaculate. 2. 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, esp. moral blame: a blameless life. Guiltless denotes freedom from guilt or responsibility for wrongdoing, usually in a particular instance: guiltless of a crime. 6. simple, naive, unsophisticated, artless.

Antonyms:
1, 2. guilty.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: in·no·cent
Pronunciation: 'i-n&-s&nt
Function: adjective
: characterized by innocence
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·no·cent
Pronunciation: 'in-&-s&nt
Function: adjective
: lacking capacity to injure : BENIGN innocent tumor> <innocent heart murmurs>
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Medical Dictionary

innocent in·no·cent (ĭn'ə-sənt)
adj.
Not apparently harmful; benign.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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