Innocence

n.calm, hopefulformal

Meaning 1

Freedom from responsibility for a wrongdoing or offense.

Reach for it when naming a conclusion that someone did not commit the alleged act

The timestamped records established her innocence before the hearing began.

professional
exoneration
a process has formally cleared the accused person
not when Exoneration is an outcome after accusation, while innocence exists beforehand.
professional
noninvolvement
evidence shows the person did not take part
not when Noninvolvement may be accidental and says nothing about other responsibility.
formal
blamelessness
absence of moral fault is the exact point
not when Blamelessness can concern one consequence without proving legal innocence.

A trusting lack of experience with harm, deceit, or complexity.

Reach for it when describing openness that has not yet been hardened by experience

The children's innocence let them ask why the old division had ever seemed necessary.

everyday
naivety
limited experience explains simple trust
not when Naivety often criticizes poor judgment and loses innocence's gentle tone.
literary
guilelessness
absence of cunning or deceit is admired
not when Guilelessness can describe a candid expert, not only an inexperienced person.
literary
purity
freedom from moral contamination is the elevated image
not when Purity can moralize ordinary experience and carries cultural baggage.

presumption of innocence
The policy restates the presumption of innocence during every investigation.
prove innocence
The new records helped prove innocence without relying on reputation.
childhood innocence
The novel recalls childhood innocence without pretending the village was perfect.
declare innocence
The panel can declare innocence only after reviewing the complete record.

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