prove innocence of a crime

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• Crime film — Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real life criminal figures, to the far fetched evil doings of imaginary arch villains. Criminal acts are… …   Wikipedia

• innocence — in|no|cence [ ınəsns ] noun uncount * 1. ) the state of not being guilty of a crime: The jury s role is to decide the guilt or innocence of the defendant. prove someone s innocence: This new evidence would hopefully prove his innocence.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• innocence */ — UK [ˈɪnəs(ə)ns] / US noun [uncountable] 1) a) the state of not being guilty of a crime The jury s role is to decide the guilt or innocence of the defendant. prove someone s innocence: This new evidence would hopefully prove his innocence.… …   English dictionary

• innocence — [[t]ɪ̱nəsəns[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Innocence is the quality of having no experience or knowledge of the more complex or unpleasant aspects of life. ...the sweet innocence of youth... Youngsters are losing their childhood innocence too quickly. 2) N… …   English dictionary

• innocence — noun 1 being not guilty of a crime, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ total VERB + INNOCENCE ▪ declare, proclaim, profess ▪ The prisoners passionately proclaimed their innocence in front of the jury …   Collocations dictionary

• innocence — in|no|cence [ˈınəsəns] n [U] 1.) the fact of being not guilty of a crime ≠ ↑guilt ▪ Can you prove your innocence ? protest/maintain your innocence (=say repeatedly that you are not guilty) ▪ The prisoners continued to protest their innocence. 2.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• innocence — noun (U) 1 the fact of being not guilty of a crime: Can you prove your innocence? | protest your innocence (=say repeatedly that you are not guilty): The prisoners continued to protest their innocence. 2 the state of not having much experience of …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• innocence — [ˈɪnəs(ə)ns] noun [U] 1) the state of not being guilty of a crime or anything bad This new evidence would hopefully prove his innocence.[/ex] 2) lack of experience of life that makes you trust people too much …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Actual innocence — is the most widely used [Paul Bergman, Sara J. Berman Barrett, The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System (2007), p. 285 (stating Undoubtedly, the most common defenseargument is that the prosecution has failed to prove the… …   Wikipedia

• presumption of innocence — see presumption Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. presumption of innocence …   Law dictionary

• Presumption of innocence — The of innocencendash being innocent until proven guiltyndash is a legal right that the accused in criminal trials has in many modern nations. The burden of proof is thus on the prosecution, which has to collect and present enough compelling… …   Wikipedia