Nocent \No"cent\, n. A criminal. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. Nocent \No"cent\, a. [L. nocens, p. pr. of nocere to hurt. See {Nuisance}, {Noxious}.] 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.
nocent adj : having a tendency to cause harm