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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGuiltless
/ˈɡɪlt.ləs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Innocent; free from guilt or wrongdoing.
"The jury declared the young defendant entirely guiltless of all charges." - 2
Lacking awareness or experience of sin or evil.
"She maintained a guiltless approach to life, untouched by cynicism."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'gylt', meaning crime, sin, or fault, combined with the suffix '-lēas', meaning lacking or free from. Over the centuries, it evolved to describe someone entirely free from guilt, wrongdoing, or moral responsibility for a specific offense.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Guiltless" is said worldwide
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innocent
Transliteration: i-nɔ-sɑ̃
Script: Innocent
"Il a prouvé qu'il était innocent."
schuldlos
Transliteration: ˈʃʊltˌloːs
Script: Schuldlos
"Er blieb während des gesamten Prozesses schuldlos."
innocente
Transliteration: in-no-ˈtʃɛn-te
Script: Innocente
"Il giudice ha stabilito che era innocente."
inocente
Transliteration: i-no-ˈsen-te
Script: Inocente
"Demostró que era totalmente inocente."
inocente
Transliteration: i-nu-ˈsẽ-tʃi
Script: Inocente
"Ele foi considerado inocente pelo tribunal."
निर्दोष
Transliteration: nirdosh
"अदालत ने उसे निर्दोष घोषित किया।"
无辜的
Transliteration: wú gū de
"他是无辜的，没有参与这件事。"
결백한
Transliteration: gyeol-baek-han
"그는 자신의 무죄와 결백함을 증명했다."
無実の
Transliteration: mujin no
"彼は自分が無実であると主張した。"
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