blameless
adj. B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈbɫeɪmɫəs// UK //blˈeɪmləs// blame·less
adj. not responsible for a bad thing that happened. You use this to describe someone who did nothing wrong.
adj. free from guilt or responsibility for a specific fault or misdeed. Often used in legal or moral contexts to describe a person who has not committed a crime or error.
The cat is completely blameless for the broken vase.
The investigation concluded that the driver was blameless, as the accident was caused by a sudden mechanical failure.
While the company faced heavy criticism for the data breach, the individual employee was considered blameless, having followed all internal security protocols to the letter.
From Middle English blameles, equivalent to blame + -less.