Guilt and Innocency

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Guilt noun - A feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.

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Innocency is an antonym for guilt.

Innocency noun - The quality or state of being free from guilt or blame.

Usage example: let me be the first to declare my own innocency in the matter: I neither spread nor believed the malicious gossip

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Guilt is an antonym for innocency.

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