impeccability

noun

Definition of impeccabilitynext
as in innocency
the quality or state of being free from guilt or blame the impeccability of the nun's moral character and untiring selflessness qualified her for sainthood

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  1. innocence
  2. purity
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
Noun
  • Where liberal thought had banished the criterion of revenge from all considerations of justice, a politics of purity had brought it back.
    — Dominic Erdozain, Time, 12 Nov. 2026
  • High-purity single-crystal diamond can conduct heat at roughly 2,000 watts per meter-kelvin (W/m·K) at room temperature, several times the thermal conductivity of copper.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of purity
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“Impeccability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impeccability. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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