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5221 Etymology dictionary, p. exculpate (v.).2
"to clear from suspicion of wrong or guilt," 1650s, from Medieval Latin exculpatus, past participle of exculpare, from Latin ex culpa, from ex "out of" (see ex- ) + culpa ablative of culpa "blame, fault." Related: Exculpated; exculpating .
5222 Etymology dictionary, p. exculpatory (adj.).2
"fitted or intended to clear from a charge of fault or guilt; exonerating, excusing," 1779, from exculpate + -ory .
5223 Etymology dictionary, p. extenuate (v.).2
… of guilt (opposed to aggravating ).
5224 Etymology dictionary, p. extenuation (n.).2
… or guilt) in fact or estimation, mitigation."
5225 Etymology dictionary, p. faultless (adj.).2
mid-14c., "having no blemishes or imperfections," from fault (n.) + -less. Meaning "having no blame, culpability, or guilt" is from 1570s. Related: Faultlessly; faultlessness .
5226 Etymology dictionary, p. fingerprint (n.).2
… of guilt in murder trials in U.S. was upheld in 1912. From 1900 as a verb. Related: Fingerprinted; fingerprinting .
5227 Etymology dictionary, p. goods (n.).2
"property," late 13c., from plural of good (n.), which had the same sense in Old English. Meaning "saleable commodities" is mid-15c.; colloquial sense of "stolen articles" is from 1900; hence figurative use, "evidence of guilt."
5228 Etymology dictionary, p. guilt (n.).1
guilt (n.)
5229 Etymology dictionary, p. guilt (n.).2
… of guilt," considered erroneous by purists, is first recorded 1680s. Guilt by association recorded by 1919.
5230 Etymology dictionary, p. guilt (v.).1
guilt (v.)
5231 Etymology dictionary, p. guilt (v.).2
… , from guilt (n.). Related: Guilted; guilting. Old English had also a verbal form, gyltan (Middle English gilt ), but it was intransitive and meant "to commit an offense …
5232 Etymology dictionary, p. guilty (adj.).2
… (see guilt (n.)). In law, "that has committed some specified offense," late 13c. Of conscience, feelings, etc., 1590s. Meaning "person who is guilty" is from 1540s. To plead …
5233 Etymology dictionary, p. guiltless (adj.).2
late Old English gyltleas; see guilt (n.) + -less. Related: Guiltlessly; guiltlessness .
5234 Etymology dictionary, p. hamartia (n.).2
… , failure, guilt, sin" from hamartanein "to fail of one's purpose; to err, sin," originally "to miss the mark," from PIE *hemert- "to miss, fail." "The aspiration must be analogical …
5235 Etymology dictionary, p. inculpable (adj.).2
"not meriting blame, innocent," late 15c., from Late Latin inculpabilis "unblameable," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + culpabilis "guilt" (see culpable ).
5236 Etymology dictionary, p. innocent (adj.).2
… sin, guilt, or moral wrong," from Old French inocent "harmless; not guilty; pure" (12c.), from Latin innocentem (nominative innocens ) "not guilty, blameless; harmless …
5237 Etymology dictionary, p. innocent (adj.).3
… from guilt of a specific crime or charge" is from late 14c., as is the meaning "with childlike simplicity or artlessness." Humorous sense "free, devoid of" is from …
5238 Etymology dictionary, p. innocent (adj.).4
… from guilt, innocent" (especially as a law term), Old English swicn "clearance from a charge," also "cleansing," but these are of uncertain origin.
5239 Etymology dictionary, p. innocence (n.).2
… from guilt or moral wrong," from Old French inocence "innocence; purity, chastity" (12c., Modern French innocence ), from Latin innocentia "blamelessness, uprightness …
5240 Etymology dictionary, p. miasma (n.).2
… of guilt," from stem of miainein "to pollute," from possible PIE root *mai- (2) "to stain, soil, defile" (source of Old English mal "stain, mark," see mole (n.1)). Earlier form was …