adjective
- free from guilt, dishonesty, or wrongdoing; innocent
Usage: often used in legal or moral contexts
Examples
- The defendant claimed to be cleanhanded in the matter.
- She walked away from the scandal with her reputation cleanhanded.
- He prided himself on being cleanhanded in all his business dealings.
- The investigation found that the official was cleanhanded and had done nothing wrong.
- After years of scrutiny, the company emerged cleanhanded from the audit.