not guilty

Meaning

Noun

1. A formal plea by a defendant of not being culpable for the crime with which the defendant is charged.
2. A verdict or formal finding by the legal system that a defendant is not culpable for the crime with which the defendant was charged.
3. A member of a jury or tribunal supporting acquittal, or a vote cast in support of acquittal.
4. A person who has been acquitted of a crime.

Adj

1. Of a person, legally innocent of a crime which they have been accused of in a court of law.
2. (nonstandard) Innocent.

Synonyms

innocent

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blameless

guiltless

acquitted

inculpable

naive

not proven

puppyish

simple

uncalculating

unoffending

unstudied

baby-faced

unblameable

clean

guileless

ignorant

Translations

αθώος

αθωωτικός

non coupable

incolpevole

inconfesso

insons

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onschuldig

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innocent

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innocent

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innocente

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