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CLEAN-HANDED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Free from evil or guilt
Example:
the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty
Synonyms:
clean-handed; guiltless; innocent
Classified under:
Similar:
absolved; clear; cleared; exculpated; exonerated; vindicated (freed from any question of guilt)
acquitted; not guilty (declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless)
blameless; inculpable; irreproachable; unimpeachable (free of guilt; not subject to blame)
Also:
exculpatory (clearing of guilt or blame)
righteous (characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice)
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