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innocenza

innocence

noun een-noh-CHEN-tsah Rare

Origin: From Latin innocentia, from innocens (harmless, blameless).

Usage Note

Innocenza refers to both legal innocence (presunzione di innocenza = presumption of innocence) and moral or childlike purity. The adjective is innocente and its plural innocenze is rarely used. A false friend to watch: innocuo means 'harmless', not 'innocent'.

Examples

"Il tribunale ha confermato la sua innocenza."

Natural Translation

The court confirmed his innocence.

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