plural of innocency

a person who, although present at some event without taking part in it, is affected by it deleteriously

(set phrase) Divorced but not the party at fault. / Divorced from a marriage that was not consummated.

(law) A person who unknowingly, unintentionally, or under force or coercion commits a criminal act on behalf of another.

(rare) In a pseudoinnocent manner.

plural of innocent bystander

plural of innocent agent

(Christianity) The incident in the nativity narrative of the Gospel of Matthew (2:16–18) in which Herod the Great, king of Judea, orders the execution of all male children two years old and under in the vicinity of Bethlehem.

(simile) very innocent

(law, nautical) The passage of civilian vessels through the territorial and archipelagic waters of foreign states without interference, subject to good behavior on the part of the vessels and their crews.