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innocence
noun as in blamelessness
noun as in harmlessness, naiveté
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Example Sentences
"Until the proceedings are concluded, the presumption of innocence applies," he added.
Protesting his innocence, he was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison.
“It’s a visual of innocence for this girl to wear these grown-up shoes with a heel, and then pair them with these youthful bobby socks,” he explained of Dorothy.
But you can never recapture the innocence of youth or the innocence of the time.
The perpetrator would have to keep at least one clue from his victims to feign innocence, but a subtle inconsistency would allow others to infer his guilt.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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