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