expression, noun-modifying (irregular)
having no memory of doing; having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of
Fixed phrase used to deny involvement or memory of an action, often in the pattern 身に覚えのないこと or 身に覚えがない. The second gloss 'having nothing to do with' is a contextual extension, not a separate core meaning.
See also: 身に覚えのある
I received a bill for something I have no memory of.
He was arrested for a crime he had nothing to do with.
Standard modern spelling with ない in kana.
Kanji spelling using 無い; less common than the kana form ない in modern writing.
A set phrase composed of 身 (oneself), に (locative particle), 覚え (memory, awareness), and のない (negative form of ある). The literal meaning is 'there is no memory in oneself'.