blamelessness

noun

as in innocency
the quality or state of being free from guilt or blame your blamelessness in this incident is obvious, so you won't be punished

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Recent Examples of blamelessness Speaking of swords, Sam actually carries one around his San Francisco apartment while schmoozing with reporters over his blamelessness in the OpenAI ouster. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
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innocence
Noun
  • Davis, who was acquitted at his four-month capital murder trial and professed his innocence ever since, died Friday at his home in Colleyville, a stepson, Trey Davis, said on Sunday.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2026
  • According to the nonpartisan Death Penalty Information Center, at least 203 people on death row across 30 states have been exonerated based on evidence of innocence since 1973.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of innocence

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“Blamelessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blamelessness. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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