innocent

innocent
in|no|cent1 [ `ınəsnt ] adjective **
1. ) not guilty of a crime:
Under the law, everyone is considered innocent until proven guilty.
the imprisonment of innocent people
innocent of a crime/charge: She was completely innocent of any crime.
a ) used about someone who is harmed by a crime or a bad situation, but has done nothing wrong:
the innocent victims of terrorism
b ) the innocent party LEGAL someone who has been harmed by the wrong action of another person
─ opposite GUILTY
2. ) not intended to harm or upset anyone:
an innocent remark
a ) not involving a crime or anything morally wrong:
an innocent mistake
3. ) not very experienced concerning life and the bad things people do so that you tend to trust people too much:
an innocent child
a ) morally good and with no wish to harm anyone:
She can't be as innocent as she seems.
╾ in|no|cent|ly adverb:
The affair had begun innocently enough.
innocent
in|no|cent 2 [ `ınəsnt ] noun count
someone who has little experience of life and the bad things people do so that they tend to trust people too much:
I was a complete innocent in the cutthroat world of high finance.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • innocent — innocent, ente (i no san, san t ) adj. 1°   Qui ne nuit point, qui ne fait point de mal. L agneau est un animal innocent. •   Mais, seigneur, épargnez un enfant innocent, VOLT. Orphel. III, 2.    Il se dit des choses dans le même sens. Un remède …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Innocent VI — Pape de l’Église catholique Nom de naissance …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Innocent XI —     Pope Innocent XI     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Innocent XI     (Benedetto Odescalchi)     Born at Como, 16 May, 1611; died at Rome, 11 August, 1689. He was educated by the Jesuits at Como, and studied jurisprudence at Rome and Naples …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • INNOCENT° — INNOCENT°, name of 13 popes. INNOCENT II (Gregorio Papareschi), pope 1130–43. His was an uncanonical election because the majority of the cardinals voted for anacletus ii (Pietro Pierleoni). The Jews of Rome supported Anacletus, whose opponents… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Innocent I —     Pope Innocent I     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Innocent I     Date of birth unknown; died 12 March, 417. Before his elevation to the Chair of Peter, very little is known concerning the life of this energetic pope, so zealous for the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Innocent II —     Pope Innocent II     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Innocent II     (Gregorio Papereschi)     Elected 14 Feb., 1130; died 24 Sept., 1143. He was a native of Rome and belonged to the ancient family of the Guidoni. His father s name is given as …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Innocent X —     Pope Innocent X     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Innocent X     (Giambattista Pamfili)     Born at Rome, 6 May, 1574; died there, 7 January, 1655. His parents were Camillo Pamfili and Flaminia de Bubalis. The Pamfili resided originally at… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Innocent IV —     Pope Innocent IV     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Innocent IV     (Sinibaldo de Fieschi)     Count of Lavagna, born at Genoa, date unknown; died at Naples, 7 December, 1254. He was educated at Parma and Bologna. For some time he taught… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • innocent — in·no·cent / i nə sənt/ adj: characterized by innocence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. innocent I …   Law dictionary

  • innocent — INNOCENT, [innoc]ente. adj. Qui n est point coupable. Il est innocent du crime dont on l accuse. il en est innocent. deffendre, proteger les innocents. persecuter les innocents. opprimer, accabler, condamner l innocent. il fut absous. & reconnu… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

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