1. Not apparently harmful. 2. Free from legal or moral wrong. [L. innocens (-ent-), fr. in, neg., + noceo, to injure]
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in·no·cent 'in-ə-sənt adj lacking capacity to injure: BENIGN <an \innocent tumor> <\innocent heart murmurs>
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in·no·cent (inґo-sənt) [L. innocens; in not +nocere to harm] not malignant; benign; not tending of its own nature to a fatal issue. See innocent bystander, under bystander.Medical dictionary. 2011.