innocence

Definitions of "innocence"
  1. The state of having no legal blame or guilt
  2. The condition of being not responsible for a specific illegal act
  3. The lack of guilt in the act that forms a basis for marital separation
  4. A party's lack of knowledge about the basic facts that would prompt an average person to ask questions in a transaction
How to use "innocence" in a sentence
  1. Upon review of the evidence, the court affirmed the innocence of the defendant.
  2. In matrimonial law, proving innocence in the act that led to the divorce can have significant implications.
  3. The innocent buyer's innocence was proven by their lack of awareness of the problematic details of the transaction.

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