guilty
Use Guilty in a sentence
ti adjective, guilt·i·er, guilt·i·est.
1.
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.
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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| —adj , guiltier, guiltiest | |
| 1. | responsible for an offence or misdeed |
| 2. | law having committed an offence or adjudged to have done so: the accused was found guilty |
| 3. | law plead guilty (of a person charged with an offence) to admit responsibility; confess |
| 4. | of, showing, or characterized by guilt: a guilty smile; guilty pleasures |
| 'guiltily | |
| —adv | |
| 'guiltiness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
It has frequently been found guilty or has had to make substantial payments to settle cases brought against it.
The judicial officials could now each face a spell of ten years behind bars, if found guilty.
He was, as the court martial found, absolutely guilty as charged.
The defendant was found guilty, but he eventually received a retrial and a life sentence.
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