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- Dictionaryguilty/ˈɡɪlti/
adjective
- 1. culpable of or responsible for a specified wrongdoing: "he was found guilty of manslaughter" Similar Opposite
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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.
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.
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.
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. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
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.
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.
the fact or state of having done something wrong or committed a crime: In the US, people accused of a crime are presumed to be innocent until their guilt is proven. Guilt is also a feeling of anxiety or unhappiness that you have done something immoral or wrong, such as causing harm to another person:
guilty (of something) having done something illegal; being responsible for something bad that has happened The jury found the defendant not guilty of the offense. He pleaded guilty to murder. the guilty party (= the person responsible for something bad happening) We've all been guilty of selfishness at some time in our lives. opposite innocent ...
, guilt·i·er, guilt·i·est. 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.
having done something illegal; being responsible for something bad that has happened. He pleaded guilty to murder. guilty of something The jury found the defendant not guilty of the offence. She may be guilty of murder. He was not guilty of the crime he had been put in prison for.
