adjective
free from evil or guilt
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an innocent child
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the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty
• Similar to:
↑absolved, ↑clear, ↑cleared, ↑exculpated, ↑exonerated, ↑vindicated, ↑acquitted, ↑not guilty, ↑blameless, ↑inculpable, ↑irreproachable, ↑unimpeachable
• See Also: ↑exculpatory, ↑righteous
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—cleanhandedness, n.
/kleen"han"did/, adj.
free from wrongdoing; guiltless.
[1720-30]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.