GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Found 2 definitions

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   Nocent , a. [L. nocens, p. pr. of nocere to hurt. See Nuisance, Noxious.]
   Doing hurt, or having a tendency to hurt; hurtful; mischievous; noxious; as, nocent qualities.
   I. Watts.
   
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   Guilty; -- the opposite of innocent. [Obs.]
   Foxe.
   
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2.       
   Nocent, n. A criminal. [Obs.]
   Sir T. Browne.
   
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