"innocent bystander" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: innocent bystanders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} innocent bystander (plural innocent bystanders)
  1. a person who, although present at some event without taking part in it, is affected by it deleteriously
    Sense id: en-innocent_bystander-en-noun-8ixizIXa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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