Definition
of Innocence
The Latin
word innocentia came to our language as innocence . The
term refers to the absence of guilt .
In its
broadest sense, innocence is linked to the lack of guilt in relation to
any kind of sin, fault or crime . In this way, innocence appears
associated with a pure state of the soul .
That purity ,
which has to do with the lack of evil, is also linked to candor . That
is why innocence can be used as a synonym of ingenuity or credulity . For
example: "It infuriates me to take advantage of the innocence of
children" , "I can not understand your innocence! How
did you not notice that it was a scam? " , " I would love
to recover the innocence of my childhood and believe that there are superheroes
capable of defeating the villains . "
In the
judicial field, innocence refers to the exemption of guilt . When,
after the development of a trial, a judge issues a judgment and establishes the
innocence of a defendant, its resolution determines that the subject in
question was not the perpetrator or the person responsible for a
crime. This determination is reached after analyzing the evidence
collected and listening to witnesses, victims and defendants.
Suppose
that, in a trial , an attempt is made to clarify what happened in a
robbery to a store. The only defendant manages to show that, at the time
of the incident, he was more than 100 kilometers away. The court,
convinced of the innocence of the suspect, acquits him. This means that,
for Justice, the defendant did not participate in the criminal action.
