innocence Copy link Outline 1. innŏcentia (the disposition of one who harms no one, Cic. Tusc. 3, 8, 16; also in wider sense)2. castĭtas (moral purity) • innocence: 1. innŏcentia (the disposition of one who harms no one, Cic. Tusc. 3, 8, 16; also in wider sense): v. integrity. 2. castĭtas (moral purity): v. chastity, purity. Phr.. to prove one's i., se purgare, often with dat. of person to whom, Pl. Am. 3, 2, 28: Caes.: also, purgare crimina, Cic. Clu. 1, 3: *reum insontem esse monstrare.
INNOCENCE Copy link • INNOCENCEThe state of being free from guilt, innocentia (the property of him who wrongs nobody): integritas (the property of him who resists all temptations to do evil; purity of life, incorruptibility, etc.). (The words are found in this connection and order.) integritas atque innocentia: simplicitas (simplicity of manner, sincerity). To establish one’s innocence, se purgare alicui (to clear one’s self from suspicion; Vid: commentators on Caes., B.G., 1, 28). Chastity, etc., integritas (integrity, purity of life, in general): pudicitia: pudor: castitas (chasteness). (The words are found in this connection and order.) integritas pudicitiaque: to lose one’s innocence, pudicitiam amittere.