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clean hands

clean hands noun: freedom from guilt, especially from the guilt of dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe-taking.

Noun

clean hands pl (plural only)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic, plural, plural-only) Freedom from guilt, especially from the guilt of dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe-taking.
    • He that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 17:9

clean hands meaning in Urdu

clean hands in Urdu

بیگناہی

Questions about clean hands

What does clean hands mean?
Clean hands means freedom from guilt, especially from the guilt of dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe-taking.
What is clean hands in Urdu?
Clean hands in Urdu is بیگناہی. See Clean hands meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is clean hands?
Clean hands is a noun.

Words near clean hands in the dictionary

  1. clean floats
  2. clean freak
  3. clean freaks
  4. clean girl
  5. clean girls
  6. clean hands
  7. clean house
  8. clean label
  9. clean language
  10. clean link
  11. clean links

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