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clean hands
noun
- freedom from guilt, wrongdoing, or dishonesty; innocence; guiltlessness:
He came out of the bribery investigation triumphantly when it was proved that he had clean hands.
Word History and Origins
Origin of clean hands1
Example Sentences
Boluarte had insisted she entered government "with clean hands" and that she would "leave it with clean hands", claiming her Rolex was an old item that she bought with the proceeds of working since she was 18.
Officials say it can be used only to clean hands if it’s completely unheated.
In war, there are no clean hands.
Allen smeared election officials as lacking “clean hands,” maligning them for the crime of following the law as written.
The trigger for the sudden crisis was the decision by a Spanish judge to entertain a complaint from Clean Hands, a group known for filing cases in court against politicians and other prominent Spaniards.
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