innocent person

collocation in English

meaningsofinnocentandperson

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innocent
adjective
uk
/ˈɪn.ə.sənt/us
/ˈɪn.ə.sənt/
(of a person) not guilty of a ...
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person
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɜː.sən/us
/ˈpɝː.sən/
a man, woman, ...
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(Definition ofinnocentandpersonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinnocent person

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A criminal lawyer once explained to me that he would rather have 10 guilty persons on the street than oneinnocentpersonin jail.
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Such a signal, we are told is not emitted by aninnocentperson.
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For example, the commitment to being a moral person might impose a standard that one never intentionally harm aninnocentpersonfor the sake of personal gain.
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A completelyinnocentpersonsuch as the custodian or caretaker of a hall is potentially at risk.
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But how about the interference with the civil liberties of theinnocentpersonwho is damaged by the criminal?
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I should like to feel comfortable that there would be that second opportunity for theinnocentperson.
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None of us wants aninnocentpersonto be detained for longer than is necessary.
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But, above all, one should surely desire to avert a state of affairs when the sin would result in the suffering of aninnocentperson.
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Now that he sees the difficulty he speaks as if there was no wife that was injured, as if there was noinnocentperson.
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They are then involved in a police chase and often crash into someinnocentpersonwho is driving in the opposite direction.
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If unlawful development becomes an offence, theinnocentpersonwho hadprima faciecarried out technically unlawful development, would be open to prosecution.
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Aninnocentpersonhas nothing to fear from saying that he was not at the scene of the crime.
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If the element of persistence is included, there is less likelihood of aninnocentpersonbeing prosecuted.
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Therefore, in law we are dealing with aninnocentperson.
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Secondly, does it increase the risk of the conviction of aninnocentperson?
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While it is true that it is highly objectionable when a guilty person is acquitted, it is much worse when aninnocentpersonis convicted.
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Human nature being as it is, there is always the possibility that aninnocentpersonmay die who ought, in fact, to live.
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Further, there is no provision for compensation to theinnocentperson.
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It is the price we pay for making sure that noinnocentpersonis ever convicted.
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