clean hands in English

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        "Freedom from guilt, especially from the guilt of dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe-taking."
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        "(figurative, idiomatic, law) Freedom from guilt, especially from the guilt of dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe-taking."
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  "word": "clean hands"
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"clean hands" meaning in English

Noun