blamelessness
nounEtymology From blameless + -ness.
1
The characteristic of being blameless.
- Despite these words of caution regarding the famous dictum in Weaver v. Ward, the language still leaves us with the impression that a showing of complete blamelessness could serve to exonerate the hapless gunhandler who inadvertently injured another.1970, The Origin and Development of the Negligence Action, page 14:
- Related terms
- blameworthiness