guiltless

Meanings

• Adjective

  Free from blame or responsibility; innocent.

  - "He was found to be guiltless of the crime."
  - "Despite her mistakes, she remained guiltless in the eyes of her family."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with guiltless
piltless , wiltless , spiltless , filtless

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Variants

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guiltless , guiltlessly , guiltlessness , guiltlessnesses

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Etymology

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From the Old English word 'giltless', meaning 'free from guilt'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'guiltless' is often used in religious contexts to describe individuals who have been absolved of their sins.

2. In some legal systems, a person can be declared 'guiltless' even if they have confessed to a crime, if the confession was obtained through coercion or other unlawful means.

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Related Concepts

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1. Innocence: The state of being free from sin, guilt, or moral wrong. Innocence is often associated with purity and lack of experience.

2. Innocent until proven guilty: A legal principle that holds that a defendant is considered innocent until proven guilty in a fair trial.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'guiltless' is often used to describe characters who are innocent, regardless of the circumstances. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth famously says, 'What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account?' (Act I, Scene 7), indicating her guiltless attitude towards the murders they have committed.

How to Memorize "guiltless"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a scale with 'guilt' on one side and 'innocence' on the other. Visualize yourself on the 'innocence' side, representing the 'guiltless' state.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'guiltless' with words like 'innocent', 'pure', and 'free'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase, such as 'Guiltless: Gives Us Innocence, Love, and Liberty'.

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