English-Spanish translations for innocence

• inocencia
  Hace muchos años que perdieron su inocencia. They lost their innocence ages ago.
  la presunción de inocencia o el beneficio de la duda? Presumption of innocence? Benefit of the doubt?
  En mi opinión, goza de la presunción de inocencia. In my view, he enjoys a presumption of innocence.

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