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innocence
This term carries a dual nature, shifting between a legal status and a psychological or moral state. In a judicial context, it is a binary condition of not being guilty of a specific crime, often serving as the primary goal of a legal defense. In a social or spiritual context, it describes a lack of corruption or worldly knowledge. This can be viewed positively as purity or negatively as naivety. Because it is an abstract quality, it is treated as an uncountable noun and cannot be pluralized or counted with numbers.
Meanings
The state of not having committed a particular crime or offense.
"The lawyer worked tirelessly to prove his client's innocence in court."
The quality of being naive, simple, or lacking worldly experience or sophistication.
"Her childhood innocence was evident in the way she trusted everyone she met."