clean hands

noun

noun

Law Figuratively, Idiomatic Freedom from guilt, especially from the guilt of dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe-taking.

He that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 17:9:

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