hors de cause

== French == === Etymology === Literally, “outside the case”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔʁ də koz/ === Adjective === hors de cause (invariable) innocent, uninvolved Antonym: en cause être hors de cause ― to be innocent, to not be the culprit, to have nothing to do with it mettre quelqu'un hors de cause, l'innocenter, le disculper ― to exonerate, to clear, to absolve someone