clean•hand•ed
We found 4 definitions of clean-handed from 3 different sources.
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clean-handed - free from evil or guilt; "an innocent child"; "the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty" | ||
innocent, guiltless | ||
guilty showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater | ||
exculpatory clearing of guilt or blame | ||
righteous morally justified; "righteous indignation" | ||
absolved, exculpated, exonerated, vindicated, cleared, clear freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice"; "his official honor is vindicated" | ||
acquitted, not guilty declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless; "he stands acquitted on all charges"; "the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity" |