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find someone guilty

 and find someone innocent; find someone not guilty

to decide guilt or innocence and deliver a verdict in a court of law. The judge found the defendant not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found the defendant innocent.

See also: find, guilty

*innocent as a lamb

 and *innocent as a newborn babe 

1. guiltless. (*Also: as ~.) "Hey! You can't throw me in jail," cried the robber. "I'm innocent as a lamb."

2. naive; inexperienced. (*Also: as ~.) She's eighteen years old, but innocent as a newborn babe.

See also: innocent, lamb

play innocent

to pretend to be innocent and not concerned. There is no need to play innocent. I know you broke the lamp! John is playing innocent, and he knows more than he is telling us.

See also: innocent, play