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Definition innocence in British English

innocence noun

[uncountable] noun
/ˈɪnəs(ə)ns/
1

the state of not being guilty of a crime

Example

The jury's role is to decide the guilt or innocence of the defendant.

Example

This new evidence would hopefully prove his innocence.

Example

He has continued to protest his innocence throughout his six years in prison.

Synonyms and related words
legal innocent clean
1.1

the state of not being guilty of something wrong that someone blames you for

Synonyms and related words
legal innocent clean
2

lack of experience of life and the bad things people do so that you tend to trust people too much

Example

She arrived in London with all the naive innocence of a small-town girl.

Synonyms and related words
inexperienced uneducated untrained
Definition innocence in British English