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(1):

(a.) Not harmful; free from that which can injure; innoxious; innocuous; harmless; as, an innocent medicine or remedy.

(2):

(a.) Free from the guilt of a particular crime or offense; as, a man is innocent of the crime charged.

(3):

(a.) Simple; artless; foolish.

(4):

(a.) Lawful; permitted; as, an innocent trade.

(5):

(a.) Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture; as, innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation.

(6):

(n.) An innocent person; one free from, or unacquainted with, guilt or sin.

(7):

(n.) An unsophisticated person; hence, a child; a simpleton; an idiot.

(8):

(a.) Morally free from guilt; guiltless; not tainted with sin; pure; upright.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Innocent'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/innocent.html. 1828.
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