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[ noh-suhnt ] / ˈnoʊ sənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR nocent ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective Rare.harmful; injurious: nocent chemical waste and other toxins. guilty; not innocent. Origin of nocentFirst recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin nocent-, stem of nocēns, present participle of nocēre “to harm, injure”; see -ent Words nearby nocentNocardia asteroides, Nocardia caviae, Nocardia farcinica, nocardiosis, nocebo, nocent, noci-, nociceptive, nociceptive reflex, nociceptor, nocifensor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nocentA court was established under an act of parliament in Dublin, to try the claims of 'nocent' and 'innocent' proprietors. The Land-War In Ireland (1870)|James Godkin If the proportions of nocent and innocent were the same, an immense number of innocent persons were deprived of their property. The Land-War In Ireland (1870)|James Godkin The judges, who were Englishmen, declared in their first session that 168 were innocent to 19 nocent. The Land-War In Ireland (1870)|James Godkin This leads to the remark that all parasitic growths are not nocent. Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883|Various
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