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guilty

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guilt·y  (glt)
adj. guilt·i·er, guilt·i·est
1.
a. Responsible for a reprehensible act; culpable.
b. Law Found to have violated a criminal law by a jury or judge.
c. Deserving blame, as for an error: guilty of misjudgment.
2. Suffering from or prompted by a sense of guilt: a guilty conscience.
3. Suggesting or entailing guilt: a guilty smirk; a guilty secret. See Synonyms at blameworthy.

guilti·ly adv.
guilti·ness n.

guilty
Adjective
[guiltier, guiltiest]
1. Law judged to have committed a crime: she has been found guilty of drug trafficking
2. responsible for doing something wrong: students who are guilty of cheating
3. showing, feeling, or indicating guilt: guilty conscience
guiltily adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.guilty - responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"
inculpative, inculpatory - causing blame to be imputed to
unrighteous - not righteous; "an unrighteous man"; "an unrighteous law"
clean-handed, guiltless, innocent - free from evil or guilt; "an innocent child"; "the principle that one is innocent until proved guilty"
2.guilty - showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater
ashamed - feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse; "are you ashamed for having lied?"; "felt ashamed of my torn coat"

guilty
adjective 1. ashamed, sorry, rueful, sheepish, contrite, remorseful, regretful, shamefaced, hangdog, conscience-stricken << OPPOSITE proud
Translations
guilty [ˈgɪltɪ] adjculpable;
to feel guilty (about) → sentirse culpable (de);
to plead guilty/not guilty → declararse culpable/inocente
guilty [ˈgɪltɪ] guilt adjcoupable;
to plead guilty/not guilty → plaider coupable/non coupable;
to feel guilty about doing sth → avoir mauvaise conscience à faire qch
guilty [ˈgɪltɪ] guilt adjschuldig;
(expression) → schuldbewusst;
(secret) → dunkel;
to plead guilty/not guilty guilt → sich schuldig/nicht schuldig bekennen;
to feel guilty about doing sth guilt → ein schlechtes Gewissen haben, etw zu tun
guilty [ˈgɪltɪ] adjcolpevole;
to feel guilty (about) → sentirsi in colpa (per);
to plead guilty/not guilty → dichiararsi colpevole/innocente


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Were they guilty whom you see down there gibbeted, mangled, and torn to pieces?
"Mademoiselle," he said to her, "should I be guilty of an indiscretion if I were to inquire if you were indisposed?
The Wizard knew that if Dorothy's pet was found guilty and condemned to death the little girl would be made very unhappy; so, although he grieved over the piglet's sad fate as much as any of them, he resolved to save Eureka's life.
 
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