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.

   Etymology: innocence, from innocens.

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.

   Etymology: innocence, from innocens.

3. innocencenoun

   Lack of ability or intention to harm or damage.

   Tests have demonstrated the innocence of this substance.

   Etymology: innocence, from innocens.

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

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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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1. innocence

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How to pronounce innocence?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. William Blake:

   Innocence dwells with Wisdom, but never with Ignorance.

2. Jocquese Blackwell:

   We still maintain our innocence. She is innocent of these charges.

3. Henry Brougham:

   It was the boast of Augustus that he found Rome of brick and left it of marble. But how much nobler will be the sovereign's boast when he shall have it to say that he found law... a sealed book and left it a living letter found it the patrimony of the rich and left it the inheritance of the poor found it the two-edged sword of craft and oppression and left it the staff of honesty and the shield of innocence.

4. Jerry Kamstra:

   When I arrived in San Francisco in 1957 I discovered a community existing on the edge of the city unlike any other in America. Reckless, creative, frenetic, insane, it was too insane for a lot of people, for not many survived. I did, however, and in surviving came of age in the cheap pads and artists' lofts in North Beach. In the process I lost my innocence and my youth, but gained an indelible memory of a bunch of crazy people who lived, fought, struggled, loved, and even died together with a sense of elan and community that I had never experienced before nor have found since.

5. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   You either keep your childhood innocence or you rot!

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