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• n  the quality of innocent naivete
• n  the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
• n  a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense
  the trial established his innocence

• By factual innocence I find this to mean evidentiary innocence, that is failure to explicitly prove guilt.
• So you must tell the public that Shantaram is innocent by publishing his innocence in the next issue.
• So you must tell the public that Shantaram is innocent by publishing his innocence in the next issue.

• artlessness
• ingenuousness
• naturalness
• purity
• pureness
• sinlessness
• whiteness

• guilt

News & Articles

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• 911 Caller Proclaims Innocence Despite Pleading Guilty To False Report That Led To Teen’s Death By Police
  The 911 caller who falsely reported he was robbed at gunpoint in Pasadena, which led to the fatal shooting of a college student by police, is proclaiming his innocence despite entering a guilty plea in court.
  June 18, 2013 - CBS 2 Los Angeles
• One Cop’s Christmas Tale of Almost Shooting the Wrong Guy
  Lawyers and supporters for the California Innocence Project are walking 660 miles from San Diego to Sacramento, California, to personally deliver clemency petitions to Governor Jerry Brown for the release of the California 12, a dozen inmates who have strong cases of factual innocence. Follow their progress on TakePart.
  June 18, 2013 - Takepart.com via Yahoo! News
• Man facing extradition for murder claims innocence
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A former U.S. Marine fighting extradition to the Philippines on charges of killing a couple said in a jailhouse letter professing his innocence that he would never do something "so heinous and stupid."
  June 17, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Roger Goodell in Reuters Canada
  While it is for the criminal justice system to determine your guilt or innocence, it is my responsibility ...... to determine whether your conduct, even if not criminal, nonetheless violated league policies,Goodell said in a letter to Vick.
• Rod Blagojevich in CNN International
  I would ask the good people of Illinois to wait for the trial and afford me the presumption of innocence that they would give to all their friends and neighbors,Blagojevich, who was vacationing with his family, said in the statement.
• Alan Arkin in Forbes
  More than anything, I'm deeply moved by the open-hearted appreciation our small film has received, which in these fragmented times speaks so openly of the possibility of innocence,Arkin said.