English-French translations for innocence

• innocence
  On l'appelle en français la présomption d'innocence, pour parler d'une façon européenne. C'est pourquoi... The French call it la présomption d'innocence , to use a European term for once, so it is...
  Ils ont perdu leur innocence il y a bien longtemps. They lost their innocence ages ago.
  À mon avis, il bénéficie de la présomption d'innocence. In my view, he enjoys a presumption of innocence.
• candeur

Definition of innocence

• Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc
• Lack of understanding about sensitive subjects such as sexuality and crime
• Lack of ability or intention to harm or damage
• Imbecility; mental deficiency

Examples

• Her attorney managed to convince the jury of her innocence
• In his innocence, he offered the stranger to bring the package to Paris, never suspecting it contained drugs
• Tests have demonstrated the innocence of this substance

Related words

• innocent
• innocently
• innocent not guilty not proven
• innocent as the child unborn
• innocent person
• innocent as a lamb
• innocent as a newborn babe
• presumption of innocence
• Day of the Holy Innocents