[noun] [U]She pleaded her innocence (= said she was not guilty), but no one believed her.He was led away, protesting his innocence (= saying he was not guilty).She has a child-like innocence which I find very appealing.I asked her in all innocence (= without knowing that it would offend) how old she was, and she got quite annoyed.
INNOCENCE
Meaning of INNOCENCE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012