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guiltiness

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guilt⋅y

  [gil-tee]
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–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.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE gyltig. See guilt, -y 1

Related forms:
guilt⋅i⋅ly, adverb
guilt⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. criminal, felonious, culpable; illicit, nefarious.
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guilt·y   (gĭl'tē)   
adj.   guilt·i·er, guilt·i·est

    1. Responsible for a reprehensible act; culpable.

    2. Law Found to have violated a criminal law by a jury or judge.

    3. Deserving blame, as for an error: guilty of misjudgment.

  2. Suffering from or prompted by a sense of guilt: a guilty conscience.

  3. Suggesting or entailing guilt: a guilty smirk; a guilty secret. See Synonyms at blameworthy.

guilt'i·ly adv., guilt'i·ness n.
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Legal Dictionary

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.
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