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nevinovat
innocent /ne.vi.noˈvat/
adjective#1362 most common
Also: not guilty, blameless
Example sentences
Ea este nevinovată.
She is innocent.
Copilul este nevinovat, nu a făcut nimic rău.
The child is innocent, he did nothing wrong.
Judecătorul a declarat că acuzatul este nevinovat.
The judge declared that the accused is innocent.
Deși toate probele păreau să-l acuze, el s-a dovedit nevinovat.
Although all the evidence seemed to accuse him, he was proven innocent.
Avocatul a reușit să demonstreze că clientul său era complet nevinovat de fapta comisă.
The lawyer managed to prove that his client was completely innocent of the act committed.
Prezumția de nevinovăție presupune că orice persoană este considerată nevinovată până la dovedirea vinovăției printr-o hotărâre judecătorească definitivă.
The presumption of innocence holds that any person is considered innocent until guilt is proven by a final court ruling.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nevinovat (m) / nevinovată (f) | nevinovați (m) / nevinovate (f) |
| Genitive | nevinovat (m) / nevinovate (f) | nevinovați (m) / nevinovate (f) |
| Accusative | nevinovat (m) / nevinovată (f) | nevinovați (m) / nevinovate (f) |
| Vocative | nevinovatule (m) / nevinovato (f) | nevinovaților (m) / nevinovatelor (f) |
Word family
vinăfault, guiltvinovatguilty
vinovățieguilt, culpability
nevinovățieinnocence
învinovățito accuse, to blame
Etymology
Nevinovat is built from the negative prefix ne- and vinovat, meaning guilty. Vinovat in turn comes from vină, meaning fault or blame, which Romanian inherited from Latin vitium. The adjective-forming ending on vinovat reflects Slavic influence on Romanian word formation. Put together, nevinovat literally reads as not guilty.
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