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# innocent

«innocent» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not guilty: having not done the wrong thing you are…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (innocent; more innocent, most innocent); noun (an innocent — rare)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Not guilty: having not done the wrong thing you are blamed for. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/innocent/#m1)

2) Not knowing about bad or unkind things; young and trusting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/innocent/#m2)

3) Not meant to harm: «an innocent joke». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/innocent/#m3)

4) (noun) A person who has done nothing wrong, especially someone hurt in a war or crime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/innocent/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and law, an innocent person is wrongly accused and must be proved innocent; in law, people are innocent until proved guilty. In feelings and friendship, «an innocent mistake» was not on purpose. Phrases: «innocent of», «look innocent», «innocent until proven guilty».

### examples

- The boy was innocent; he didn't break the vase. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/innocent/#x1)
- The puppy looked innocent next to the torn pillow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/innocent/#x2)
- It was an innocent mistake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/innocent/#x3)
- The judge said she was innocent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/innocent/#x4)
- Babies are innocent and trusting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/innocent/#x5)
- Don't blame someone innocent to protect yourself. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/innocent/#x6)
- But, sire, I implore your mercy, for I am innocent." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/innocent/#x7)

### note

Opposite: guilty. Noun: innocence. Spelling: double «n», ends «-cent». «Innocent of» + the thing (not «innocent from»).

### In the corpora

- [Blaming someone else is a double wrong: you did the first thing, and then you hurt an innocent person.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/344-putting-the-blame-on-someone-else/0/)
- [Owning up quickly stops an innocent person suffering any longer.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/344-putting-the-blame-on-someone-else/19/)
- [Silence can be a lie when it lets someone innocent be punished.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/345-when-someone-else-takes-your-punishment/16/)
- [Saying «someone stole it» when nobody did makes innocent classmates look suspicious.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/426-the-dog-ate-it-excuses-for-homework/28/)
- [Inventing someone who hurt you is a big lie: it scares people who love you and could get an innocent person in trouble.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/431-when-the-story-falls-apart/25/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «innocent» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/innocent/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.