The difference between Guilty and Innocent

When used as nouns, guilty means a plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge, whereas innocent means one who is innocent, especially a young child.

When used as adjectives, guilty means responsible for a dishonest act, whereas innocent means free from guilt, sin, or immorality.


check bellow for the other definitions of Guilty and Innocent

  1. Guilty as an adjective:

    Responsible for a dishonest act.

    Examples:

    "He was guilty of cheating at cards."

  2. Guilty as an adjective (legal):

    Judged to have committed a crime.

    Examples:

    "The guilty man was led away."

  3. Guilty as an adjective:

    Having a sense of guilt.

    Examples:

    "Do you have a guilty conscience?"

  4. Guilty as an adjective:

    Blameworthy.

    Examples:

    "I have a guilty secret."

  1. Guilty as a noun (legal):

    A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge.

  2. Guilty as a noun (legal):

    A verdict of a judge or jury on a defendant judged to have committed a crime.

  3. Guilty as a noun:

    One who is declared guilty of a crime.

  1. Innocent as an adjective:

    Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.

  2. Innocent as an adjective:

    Bearing no legal responsibility for a wrongful act.

  3. Innocent as an adjective:

    Naive; artless.

  4. Innocent as an adjective (obsolete):

    Not harmful; innocuous; harmless.

    Examples:

    "an innocent medicine or remedy"

  5. Innocent as an adjective (with ''of''):

    Having no knowledge (of something).

  6. Innocent as an adjective (with ''of''):

    Lacking (something).

  7. Innocent as an adjective:

    Lawful; permitted.

    Examples:

    "an innocent trade"

  8. Innocent as an adjective:

    Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture.

    Examples:

    "innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation"

  1. Innocent as a noun:

    One who is innocent, especially a young child.

    Examples:

    "The slaughter of the innocents was a significant event in the New Testament."

  2. Innocent as a noun (obsolete):

    A harmless simple-minded person; an idiot.