guilty.
Responsible for a dishonest act.
Meaning & usage
Responsible for a dishonest act.
He was guilty of cheating at cards.
I still feel guilty about having forgotten his bday.
Judged to have committed a crime.
The guilty man was led away.
Having a sense of guilt.
Do you have a guilty conscience?
Blameworthy.
I have a guilty secret.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English gilty, gulty, from Old English gyltiġ (“offending, guilty”); equivalent to guilt + -y.
A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge.
A verdict of a judge or jury on a defendant judged to have committed a crime.
One who is declared guilty of a crime.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English gilty, gulty, from Old English gyltiġ (“offending, guilty”); equivalent to guilt + -y.
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