Ali je nerodno reči innocentnamesto not guilty?

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Rebecca
Nerodno se je omejiti na ta stavek! Ker mora porota samo razglasiti, ali je obtoženec kriv (guilty) ali nekriv (not guilty), se kazen sliši nerodno, če innocentnadomestite. Če pa situacije ni v besedilu, se lahko obe besedi uporabljata zamenljivo, saj imata enak pomen. Primer: We, as the jury, find the defendant not guilty. (porota obtoženca oprosti.) Primer: I swear he's innocent. He wouldn't hurt a fly. (Lahko bi prisegel, da je nedolžen, ne more ubiti muhe?) Primer: He's innocent. I think it was someone else. = He's not guilty. I think it was someone else. (ni kriv, to počne nekdo drug)