What's the difference between innocent and wrongful?

Innocent


Definition:

  • (a.) Not harmful; free from that which can injure; innoxious; innocuous; harmless; as, an innocent medicine or remedy.
  • (a.) Morally free from guilt; guiltless; not tainted with sin; pure; upright.
  • (a.) Free from the guilt of a particular crime or offense; as, a man is innocent of the crime charged.
  • (a.) Simple; artless; foolish.
  • (a.) Lawful; permitted; as, an innocent trade.
  • (a.) Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture; as, innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation.
  • (n.) An innocent person; one free from, or unacquainted with, guilt or sin.
  • (n.) An unsophisticated person; hence, a child; a simpleton; an idiot.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) At the trial Arena admitted involvement in criminal activity, but insisted he was innocent of the murders.
  • (2) In the UK, Coca-Cola owns Innocent smoothies while PepsiCo has Tropicana.
  • (3) But to treat a mistake as an automatic disqualification for advancement – even as heinous a mistake as presiding over a botched operation that resulted in the killing of an innocent man – could be depriving organisations, and the country, of leaders who have been tested and will not make the same mistake again.
  • (4) "They were not innocent, non-political children; these were young people who worked to actively uphold multicultural values.
  • (5) But Gashi told the Guardian: "I am responsible for innocent people going to jail.
  • (6) Drones are not only provocative and illegal in international law but have also led to the killing of many innocent civilians in other countries that has had a serious impact on how the US is perceived in the region.
  • (7) Dr Bhambra sustained the most dreadful life-changing injuries during a sustained racist attack on an innocent man, a member of a caring profession.” There was applause from the public gallery as the verdict was returned.
  • (8) But there is a difference between the loss of innocence and the growth of darkness.
  • (9) I do remain limited at present by what I can say due to the ongoing referral to the Criminal Cases Review Commission and whilst I continue to maintain my innocence, I wish to make it clear that I wholeheartedly apologise for the effects that night in Rhyl has had on many people, not least the woman concerned.” The 26-year-old also sought to disassociate himself for the first time from those using the internet to hound his victim.
  • (10) Maybe this will be increasing the frequency of patrols, or going to places that the Obama administration has been hesitant to go – such as actually undertaking a non-innocent passage military patrols within 12 miles of an artificial island.
  • (11) George, a loner who was said to have stalked and photographed hundreds of women, always maintained his innocence.
  • (12) Whitson also had strong words for Missouri Governor Jay Nixon , who has called for the “vigorous prosecution” of Wilson, calling such comments “ludicrous” and contrary to the spirit of “innocent until proven guilty”.
  • (13) And in today’s attack it was mostly innocent children.
  • (14) In its statement on Saturday, the ministry of foreign affairs accused the French journalist of “pouring fuel on the fire of terrorism and the brutal killing of innocent civilians”.
  • (15) However, as we watch Blade Runner , Deckard doesn’t feel like a replicant; he is dour and unengaged, but lacks his victims’ detached innocence, their staccato puzzlement at their own untrained feelings.
  • (16) Since the allegations became public, fans have taken to holding up homemade signs at Florida State games: "We Support Famous Jameis", "Jameis is Innocent," and "In Jameis Christ We Pray".
  • (17) Deschamps said: “It’s not that I don’t have confidence in Morgan, I know what he can do, but before making final decisions [on the Euro 2016 squad] it’s important that N’Golo comes with us to get more answers.” Benzema’s lawyer has previously protested his innocence, saying: “He played no part, I repeat no part, in any blackmail or attempted blackmail,” but Deschamps has passed up the opportunity to bring him back into the squad, perhaps feeling the political heat.
  • (18) Bryant told ESPN : "We were always confident that Chris was innocent but we just couldn't figure out what had happened.
  • (19) In the end, after a life of serial duplicity, innocent and otherwise, he found serenity.
  • (20) We can’t do this on our own.” He compared the company to smoothie maker Innocent, whose founders also decided to sell up after a blockbuster offer.

Wrongful


Definition:

  • (a.) Full of wrong; injurious; unjust; unfair; as, a wrongful taking of property; wrongful dealing.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In this book, he dismisses Freud's idea of penis envy - "Freud got it spectacularly wrong" - and said "women don't envy the penis.
  • (2) But this is to look at the outcomes in the wrong way.
  • (3) It is not that the concept of food miles is wrong; it is just too simplistic, say experts.
  • (4) "But this is not all Bulgarians and gives a totally wrong picture of what the country is about," she sighed.
  • (5) No malignant tumour failed to be diagnosed (100% reliable), the anatomopathological examination of specimens in benign conditions was never wrong (100% reliable).
  • (6) The Bible treats suicide in a factual way and not as wrong or shameful.
  • (7) "That attracted all the wrong sorts for a few years, so the clubs put their prices up to keep them out and the prices never came down again."
  • (8) More than half of carers said they were neglecting their own diet as a result of their caring responsibilities, while some said they were eating the wrong things because of the stress they are under and more than half said they had experienced problems with diet and hydration.
  • (9) A final experiment confirmed a prediction from the above theory that when recalling the original sequence, omissions (recalling no word) will decrease and transpositions (giving the wrong word) will increase as noise level increases.
  • (10) Other details showed the wrong patient undergoing a heart procedure, and the wrong patient given an invasive colonoscopy to check their bowel.
  • (11) Mulholland and others have tried to portray the Leeds case in terms of right or wrong.
  • (12) And of course, as the articles are shared far and wide across the apparently much-hated web, they become gospel to those who read them and unfortunately become quasi-religious texts to musicians of all stripes who blame the internet for everything that is wrong with their careers.
  • (13) And I was a little surprised because I said: ‘Doesn’t sound like he did anything wrong there.’ But he did something wrong with respect to the vice-president and I thought that was not acceptable.” So that’s clear.
  • (14) The fitting element to a Cabrera victory would have been thus: the final round of the 77th Masters fell on the 90th birthday of Roberto De Vicenzo, the great Argentine golfer who missed out on an Augusta play-off by virtue of signing for the wrong score.
  • (15) "I don't think that people are waiting for the wrong solution."
  • (16) I can’t hear those wrong notes any more,” she says.
  • (17) "This crowd of charlatans ... look for one little thing they can say is wrong, and thus generalise that the science is entirely compromised."
  • (18) Eleven women have died in India and dozens more are in hospital, with 20 listed as critically ill, after a state-run mass sterilisation campaign went horribly wrong.
  • (19) in horses is imputed to the small numbers of people involved in the work, to the conservation of the authorities responsible for breeding, to the wrong choice of stallions for A.I.
  • (20) The Sun editor also said his newspaper was wrong to use the word "tran" in a headline to describe a transexual, saying that he felt that "I don't know this is our greatest moment, to be honest".