INNOCENT

[adjective] - (of a person) not guilty of a particular crime, or having no knowledge of the unpleasant and evil things in life, or (of a thing) harmlessly intendedHe firmly believes that she is innocent of the crime.The task of deciding whether a person is innocent or guilty falls on the jury.She has such an innocent face that I find it hard to believe anything bad of her.Innocent (= harmless) substances could be mistaken for illegal drugs.It was an innocent remark, I didn't mean to hurt his feelings.Compare guilty.An innocent person is someone who is not involved with any military group or war in a particular harmful situation.Several innocent bystanders were injured in the explosion.Thousands of innocent civilians were killed in the conflict.When innocent children are murdered by terrorists there's a public outcry.