Nocent \No"cent\ (n[=o]"sent), 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Guilty; -- the opposite of {innocent}. [Obs.] --Foxe. [1913 Webster]
Nocent \No"cent\, n. A criminal. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]