[ˈɪnəsnt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- not guilty of a crime or offence
(e.g: the prisoners were later found innocent)

- not responsible for or directly involved in an event yet suffering its consequences
(e.g: an innocent bystander)

- free from moral wrong; not corrupted
(e.g: an innocent child)

- not involving or intended to cause harm or offence; harmless
(e.g: an innocent mistake)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin innocent- ‘not harming’, from in- ‘not’ + nocere ‘to hurt’

[ˈɪnəsnt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a pure, guileless, or naive person
(e.g: a young innocent abroad)

- a person involved by chance in a situation, especially a victim of crime or war
(e.g: they are prepared to kill or maim innocents in pursuit of a cause)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin innocent- ‘not harming’, from in- ‘not’ + nocere ‘to hurt’