Innocence | Mean of innocence in English Dictionary

/ˈɪnəsəns/

• Noun
• the state of being innocent: such as
• the state of being not guilty of a crime or other wrong act
1. The defendant maintained/protested his innocence. [=he said that he was not guilty]
2. He vows that he will prove his innocence in court.
• lack of experience with the world and with the bad things that happen in life
1. the trusting innocence of childhood
2. The age of innocence was over.

• lack of knowledge about something
1. Your innocence [=(more commonly) ignorance] of the rules is no excuse for such behavior.
2. I mentioned in all innocence what turned out to be a very painful topic for her. [=I mentioned the topic without knowing that it was so painful for her to talk about it]