as in innocent
free from guilt or blame
a blameless baby shouldn't have to suffer for his parents' mistakes
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Since 1973, at least 200 innocent people have been exonerated due to wrongful convictions.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025 -
In a nearly 400-page petition to the California Court of Appeals, filed Friday night, the LA Innocence Project argued Scott Peterson is innocent and his conviction should be overturned.—
Santina Leuci,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And how many guiltless prisoners there are here!—
Alexei Navalny,
The New Yorker,
11 Oct. 2024
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Many fans found its generally joyous treatment of Miranda’s guiltless affair with Che, a nonbinary comedian, in the first season off-putting.—
Lili Loofbourow,
Washington Post,
21 June 2023
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With valuations soaring and a faultless pedigree, Land Rover Defenders are a popular choice for restoration.—
Tim Stevens,
Robb Report,
12 Mar. 2025
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Montaigne doesn’t seem to present himself in an especially noble or faultless way.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
16 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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White has previously talked about Belinda as the morally irreproachable character on the show—but this series has basically no ethical characters, so of course Belinda gets her payday.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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Service Last but not least, providing irreproachable service is imperative.—
Suneeta Motala,
Forbes,
6 Nov. 2024
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“Blameless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blameless. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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