Definitions for innocence
ˈɪn ə sənsin·no·cence

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. artlessness, innocence, ingenuousness, naturalnessnoun

   the quality of innocent naivete

2. purity, pureness, sinlessness, innocence, whitenessnoun

   the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil

3. innocencenoun

   a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense

   "the trial established his innocence"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. innocencenoun

   Absence of responsibility for a crime.

   Her attorney managed to convince the jury of her innocence.

2. innocencenoun

   Lack of understanding about sensitive subjects such as sexuality and crime.

   In his innocence, he offered the stranger to bring the package to Paris, never suspecting it contained drugs.

3. innocencenoun

   Lack of ability or intention to harm or damage.

   Tests have demonstrated the innocence of this substance.

4. Etymology: innocence, from innocens.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Innocence, Innocencynoun

   Etymology: innocence, French; innocentia, Latin.

   1. Purity from injurious action; untainted integrity.

   Simplicity and spotless innocence. John Milton.

   What comfort does overflow the devout soul, from a conscience of its own innocence and integrity. John Tillotson.

   2. Freedom from guilt imputed.

   It will help me nothing
   To plead mine innocence; for that dye is on me
   Which makes my whit'st part black. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   If truth and upright innocency fail me,
   I'll to the king my master. William Shakespeare, H. IV.

   3. Harmlessness; innoxiousness.

   The air was calm and serene; none of those tumultuary motions and conflicts of vapours, which the mountains and the winds cause in ours: 'twas suited to a golden age, and to the first innocency of nature. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

   4. Simplicity of heart, perhaps with some degree of weakness.

   I urge this childhood proof,
   Because what follows is pure innocence. William Shakespeare.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Innocencenoun

   the state or quality of being innocent; freedom from that which is harmful or infurious; harmlessness

2. Innocencenoun

   the state or quality of being morally free from guilt or sin; purity of heart; blamelessness

3. Innocencenoun

   the state or quality of being not chargeable for, or guilty of, a particular crime or offense; as, the innocence of the prisoner was clearly shown

4. Innocencenoun

   simplicity or plainness, bordering on weakness or silliness; artlessness; ingenuousness

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Innocence

   Innocence is a term used to indicate a lack of guilt, with respect to any kind of crime, sin, or wrongdoing. In a legal context, innocence refers to the lack of legal guilt of an individual, with respect to a crime.

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1. innocence

   The feeling and quality of being innocent.

   Parents would rather their children retain their innocence until they reach a level of maturity when they start to naturally question.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on June 7, 2016  

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How to pronounce innocence?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of innocence in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of innocence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of innocence in a Sentence

1. Team Sky:

   We have taken these allegations very seriously... Handed over the information presented to us to three independent world-class anti-doping experts for their analysis and expert opinion, their view on the basis of what has been presented to us is that there is no proof of doping and Servais continues to maintain his innocence.

2. Kim Foxx:

   We are not taking a position on innocence. What we are saying is that we can not stand by these convictions based on the serious allegations of misconduct and findings of credibility against Detective( Reynaldo) Reynaldo Guevara.

3. Theodore McCarrick:

   While I have absolutely no recollection of this reported abuse, and believe in my innocence, I am sorry for the pain the person who brought the charges has gone through.

4. Mignon McLaughlin:

   It's innocence when it charms us, ignorance when it doesn't.

5. Christoph Metzelder:

   It's a national tragedy, the students and the teachers from Haltern am See have become the symbol of this disaster. Haltern am See has lost its innocence. Before it was a fantastic little city. Now there's only sorrow.

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