guilty
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.
having or showing a sense of guilt, whether real or imagined: a guilty conscience.
Origin of guilty
1Other words for guilty
Other words from guilty
- guilt·i·ly, adverb
- guilt·i·ness, noun
- o·ver·guilt·y, adjective
- qua·si-guilt·i·ly, adverb
- quasi-guilty, adjective
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How to use guilty in a sentence
Anderson-Agimuk has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting the 11-year-old.
Alaska’s “Him Too” Moment: When Politicians and Allies Come With Accusations of Their Own | by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News and Greg Kim, KYUK | October 23, 2020 | ProPublicaNo surprise to anyone following the trial, he found Microsoft guilty of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act and ordered a controversial breakup of the company.
The Google antitrust case is nothing compared to the 1999 Microsoft case | Aaron Pressman | October 21, 2020 | FortuneDuncan Hunter’s resignation in January — after pleading guilty to conspiracy to misuse campaign funds — opened the floodgates for Republicans.
The Ultimate Guide to the Local Election | Voice of San Diego | October 19, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoIn the end, both pleaded guilty to some charges and the unlawful assembly charges were dropped, according to the district attorney’s office.
No Unlawful Assembly Charges So Far Following Dozens of Arrests | Brittany Cruz-Fejeran and Ashly McGlone | October 12, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoAfter months of pandemic living, we still find it hard to enjoy our meals without feeling guilty, especially when faced with an excess of our own making.
In another rite, the cleansing of blood-guiltiness, a similar process was practised.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 | Andrew LangYou must save me from this horrible crime that I planned—save me and yourself from blood-guiltiness.
Mount Royal, Volume 3 of 3 | Mary Elizabeth BraddonLady Maisie (with a guiltiness which she tries to carry off under dignity).
Lyre and Lancet | F. AnsteyNever, till then, did the feeling of blood-guiltiness leave me.
Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler | Rev. Gross AlexanderThe gulf between holiness and guiltiness tends also to disappear.
Preaching and Paganism | Albert Parker Fitch
British Dictionary definitions for guilty
/ (ˈɡɪltɪ) /
responsible for an offence or misdeed
law having committed an offence or adjudged to have done so: the accused was found guilty
plead guilty law (of a person charged with an offence) to admit responsibility; confess
of, showing, or characterized by guilt: a guilty smile; guilty pleasures
Derived forms of guilty
- guiltily, adverb
- guiltiness, noun
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