Innocence And Guilt

adjective describing the state of being free of guilt or responsibility

• After a thorough investigation, the jury found the defendant not guilty of the charges.
• The cops arrested him but he was not guilty so they had to let him go.
• He totally got off the hook because he was not guilty of the crime.
• Her conscience was clear, she felt not guilty of any wrongdoing.

noun a person who is declared not guilty in a court of law, especially after a trial

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• The jury decided to acquit the defendant of all charges.
• The judge let him off the hook and acquitted him.
• They let him walk and acquitted him.
• His conscience acquitted him of any wrongdoing.