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   guilty

   /ˈɡɪlti/

   adjective

   • 1. culpable of or responsible for a specified wrongdoing: "he was found guilty of manslaughter" Similar culpableto blameblameworthyblameableat faultin the wrongresponsibleanswerableaccountableliablecensurablereproachablecondemnablereprehensibleerringerrantdelinquentoffendingsinfulfeloniousiniquitouscriminalconvictedarchaic:peccantOpposite innocent
   • ▪ justly chargeable with a particular fault or error: "she was guilty of a serious error of judgement"
   • ▪ conscious of, affected by, or revealing a feeling of guilt: "he felt guilty about the way he had treated her" Similar ashamedguilt-riddenconscience-strickenremorsefulsorryregretfulcontriterepentantpenitentruefulabashedshamefacedsheepishhangdogmortifieddiscomfiteddistresseduncomfortablein sackcloth and ashesinformal:with one's tail between one's legsrare:compunctiousOpposite unrepentant
   • ▪ causing a feeling of guilt: "a guilty secret"

   Word Origin Old Englishgyltig (see guilt, -y1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. guiltily adverb
   • 2. guiltiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   What does guilty mean in a sentence?

   • Guilty definition: having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable. See examples of GUILTY used in a sentence.

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   What does it mean if someone is guilty of a crime?

   • If someone is guilty of a crime or offence, they have committed that crime or offence. He pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm. If someone is guilty of doing something wrong, they have done that thing.

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   What does guilt mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! GUILTY definition: 1. feeling guilt: 2. responsible for breaking a law: 3. the person who has done something wrong…. Learn more.

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   What is the meaning of guilty in Hindi?

   • Guilty meaning in Hindi Guilty is a english word. Guilty Meaning in Hindi (हिंदी में मतलब) guilty = अपराधी Usage:He was found guilty of stealing money. Guilty Meaning in Detail guilty (adj) = responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act Synonyms:guilty Usage:guilty of murder

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   the person who has done something wrong or who has committed a crime: She was knocked down by a speeding driver, and the guilty party was never caught. I didn't download this music. I think one of the children must have been the guilty party.

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     GUILTY meaning: 1. feeling guilt: 2. responsible for...

   • Znaczenie Guilty, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     GUILTY definicja: 1. feeling guilt: 2. responsible for...

   • Guilty as Charged Idiom

     GUILTY AS CHARGED definition: 1. responsible for doing...

   • Traditional

     GUILTY translate: 感覺, 內疚的，愧疚的，自責的, 承擔責任的, 有過失的，犯了罪的，有罪責的....

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   Guilty definition: having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable. See examples of GUILTY used in a sentence.

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   The meaning of GUILTY is justly chargeable with or responsible for a usually grave breach of conduct or a crime. How to use guilty in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Guilty.

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   If you feel guilty, you feel unhappy because you think that you have done something wrong or have failed to do something which you should have done.

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   GUILTY meaning: 1. feeling guilt: 2. responsible for breaking a law: 3. the person who has done something wrong…. Learn more.

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   Someone guilty has done something wrong or illegal. And when you do something wrong, you feel guilty — bad or sorry — about it. The police are responsible for finding out who’s guilty of a crime so they can be arrested, convicted, and punished.

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   1. having committed an offense, crime, or wrong, esp. against moral or penal law; culpable: to be found guilty of murder. 2. characterized by, connected with, or involving guilt: guilty intent. 3. having or showing a sense of guilt: a guilty conscience.