Nocent
Pronunciation : No"cent
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. nocens, p.pr. of nocere to hurt. See Nuisance, Noxious.]
Definition : 1. Doing hurt, or having a tendency to hurt; hurtful; mischievous; noxious; as, nocent qualities. I. Watts.
2. Guilty; -- the opposite of innocent. [Obs.] Foxe.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : No"cent
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A criminal. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913