innocent
/ˈɪnəsənt/ adjective B1- Free from guilt, sin, or immorality. · I'm sure there's an innocent explanation for all this.· The situation certainly looked bad, but it turned out that everything was innocent.
- Bearing no legal responsibility for a wrongful act.
- Without wrongful intent; accidental or in good faith. · He didn't mean anything by it; it was an innocent mistake.· The child's innocent question revealed the embarrassing truth in front of everyone.
- Naive; artless.
- Not harmful; innocuous; harmless; benign.
- Lacking (something), or knowledge of it.
- Lawful; permitted. · an innocent trade
- Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture. · innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation
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“Ah, Danglars!” whispered Caderousse, “you have deceived me—the trick you spoke of last night has been played; but I cannot suffer a poor old man or an innocent girl to die of grief through your fault.
Who can tell whether Dantès be innocent or guilty?
If he be innocent, of course he will be set at liberty; if guilty, why, it is no use involving ourselves in a conspiracy.”
“Oh, indeed—indeed, sir, he is innocent!” sobbed forth Mercédès.
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