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guilty
[gil-tee]
adjective
having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable.
The jury found her guilty of murder.
characterized by, connected with, or involving guilt.
guilty intent.
Synonyms: , , , ,having or showing a sense of guilt, whether real or imagined.
a guilty conscience.
guilty
/ ˈɡɪɪ /
adjective
responsible for an offence or misdeed
law having committed an offence or adjudged to have done so
the accused was found guilty
law (of a person charged with an offence) to admit responsibility; confess
of, showing, or characterized by guilt
a guilty smile
guilty pleasures
Other Word Forms
- guiltily adverb
- guiltiness noun
- overguilty adjective
- quasi-guiltily adverb
- quasi-guilty adjective
- ˈܾپԱ noun
- ˈܾپ adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
In the heat of the moment, it may be difficult for a guard to judge the difference - and if they get it wrong, they could be guilty of a crime themselves.
He told the BBC he had pleaded guilty because he believed the sooner the trial was over the sooner he could be exchanged back to Russia.
Juries do a fairly good job of deciding certain questions of fact — is somebody guilty or not? — but they are dominated by the more educated people, the more advantaged.
"Historically in Britain, we have a history that you are innocent until proven guilty but when an algorithm, a camera and a facial recognition system gets involved, you are guilty."
All four defendants entered not guilty pleas Thursday and are being held on $100,000 bail.
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When To Use
If you’re guilty, it means you were responsible for doing something wrong, especially a crime. If you’re found guilty, it means a jury has officially decided that you committed a crime. If you feel guilty, it means you feel bad about something you shouldn’t have done or should have done but didn’t.In a legal context, guilty is the opposite of innocent (not guilty). It is often used in an official sense, but not always.Example: Once when I was a kid I shoplifted a stick of gum from the store and felt so guilty about it that I was crying by the time I got home.
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