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• the innocent party — legal someone who has been harmed by the wrong action of another person …   English dictionary

• Innocent party — Innocent In no*cent, a. [F. innocent, L. innocens, entis; pref. in not + nocens, p. pr. of nocere to harm, hurt. See {Noxious}.] 1. Not harmful; free from that which can injure; innoxious; innocuous; harmless; as, an innocent medicine or remedy.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Purge of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union — The first major purge of the Communist Party ranks (or simply purges, ru. чистка – cleansing ) was performed by Bolsheviks as early as 1921. About 220,000 members were purged or left the party in 1921. The purge was justified by the necessity to… …   Wikipedia

• innocent party — One who did not participate in the disputed transaction understandingly, intention ally, or of his own free will, and could not have ascertained the facts by the exercise of due diligence. 27 Am J2d Eq § 22. See innocent or injured person …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• innocent party — noun : one who has no notice of a fact tainting a litigated transaction with illegality : one not responsible or to blame for a situation which is the basis for relief in court …   Useful english dictionary

• Purges of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union — Purges (or simply purges, Russian: чистка , chistka – cleansing ) with a small p purge was one of the key rituals during which a periodic review of party members was conducted to get rid of the undesirables .[1] According to Sheila Fitzpatrick in …   Wikipedia

• party — par|ty1 W1S1 [ˈpa:ti US ˈpa:rti] n plural parties ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for fun)¦ 2¦(in politics)¦ 3¦(group of people)¦ 4¦(in an argument/law)¦ 5 be (a) party to something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: partie …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• innocent — in|no|cent1 [ ınəsnt ] adjective ** 1. ) not guilty of a crime: Under the law, everyone is considered innocent until proven guilty. the imprisonment of innocent people innocent of a crime/charge: She was completely innocent of any crime. a ) used …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• innocent — I UK [ˈɪnəs(ə)nt] / US adjective ** 1) a) not guilty of a crime Under the law, everyone is considered innocent until proved guilty. the imprisonment of innocent people innocent of a crime/charge: She was completely innocent of any crime. b) used… …   English dictionary

• Innocent X —     Pope Innocent X     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Innocent X     (Giambattista Pamfili)     Born at Rome, 6 May, 1574; died there, 7 January, 1655. His parents were Camillo Pamfili and Flaminia de Bubalis. The Pamfili resided originally at… …   Catholic encyclopedia