Guilty (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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.
adjective guiltier or guiltiest
  1. responsible for an offence or misdeed
  2. having committed an offence or adjudged to have done so
  3. (of a person charged with an offence) to admit responsibility; confess
  4. of, showing, or characterized by guilt
Guilty (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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