nocent
[ noh-suh nt ]
/ ˈnoʊ sənt /
adjective
harmful; injurious.
Archaic.
guilty.
Origin of nocent
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin
nocent-, stem of
nocēns, present participle of
nocēre to do harm; see
-ent
Words nearby nocent
Example sentences from the Web for nocent
A 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 GodkinIf 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 GodkinThe judges, who were Englishmen, declared in their first session that 168 were innocent to 19 nocent.
The Land-War In Ireland (1870) |James GodkinThis leads to the remark that all parasitic growths are not nocent.