innocence
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He protested his innocence but was jailed in 2004.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Those who are found liable can still be punished accordingly, and those who settle can still maintain their innocence.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Because he maintained his innocence and went to trial, he received a sentence disproportionate to his co-defendants, who pleaded guilty and acted as cooperating witnesses.
From Slate • May 29, 2026
Which in many ways Monroe was, treading the line, invisible to the rest of us, between innocence and worldliness, between vulnerability and power.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
In the end no one was left, and the she-goats and the he-goats returned from the hills whence they had fled, and they looked in innocence at the death camp of the people.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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