guilty
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guilt·y 
[gil-tee] Pronunciation Key
[gil-tee] Pronunciation Key –adjective, guilt·i·er, guilt·i·est.
| 1. | having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, esp. against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable: The jury found her guilty of murder. |
| 2. | characterized by, connected with, or involving guilt: guilty intent. |
| 3. | having or showing a sense of guilt, whether real or imagined: a guilty conscience. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| guilt·y
(gĭl'tē) Pronunciation Key
adj. guilt·i·er, guilt·i·est
guilt'i·ly adv., guilt'i·ness n. |
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| guilty | |
adjective | |
| 1. | responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds" [ant: clean-handed] |
| 2. | showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater |
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: guilty
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: guilt·i·er; -est
1 : having committed a crime : justly charged with a specified crime <guilty of larceny>
2 : involving guilt or culpability<guilty knowledge>
Main Entry: guilty
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: guilt·i·er; -est
1 : having committed a crime : justly charged with a specified crime <guilty of larceny>
2 : involving guilt or culpability<guilty knowledge>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: guilty
Function: noun
1 : a plea of a criminal defendant who does not intend to contest the charges
2 : a verdict of a jury that believes the defendant committed the crime charged —compare NOLO CONTENDERE, NOT GUILTY, NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY
Main Entry: guilty
Function: noun
1 : a plea of a criminal defendant who does not intend to contest the charges
2 : a verdict of a jury that believes the defendant committed the crime charged —compare NOLO CONTENDERE, NOT GUILTY, NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Guilty
Guilt"y\, a. [Compar. Gultier; superl. Guiltiest.] [AS. gyltig liable. See Guilt.]1. Having incurred guilt; criminal; morally delinquent; wicked; chargeable with, or responsible for, something censurable; justly exposed to penalty; -- used with of, and usually followed by the crime, sometimes by the punishment. They answered and said, He is guilty of death. --Matt. xxvi. 66. Nor he, nor you, were guilty of the strife. --Dryden. 2. Evincing or indicating guilt; involving guilt; as, a guilty look; a guilty act; a guilty feeling. 3. Conscious; cognizant. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. 4. Condemned to payment. [Obs. & R.] --Dryden.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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