English-German translations for innocence

• Unschuld die
  Sie haben ihre Unschuld schon vor ewigen Zeiten verloren. They lost their innocence ages ago.
  Tenzin Delek hat stets seine Unschuld beteuert. However, Tenzin Delek has always maintained his innocence.
  Wer sich in Unschuld badet, tut nichts zur Bewältigung der Krise! Those who bask in innocence do nothing to combat the crisis.
• Harmlosigkeit die

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