guilty

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.

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guilti·ly adv.

guilti·ness n.

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guilty [ˈgɪltɪ]

adj guiltier, guiltiest

1. responsible for an offence or misdeed

2. (Law) Law having committed an offence or adjudged to have done so the accused was found guilty

(Law)

plead guilty Law (of a person charged with an offence) to admit responsibility; confess

4. of, showing, or characterized by guilt

guiltily  adv

guiltiness  n

Thesaurus

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 hangdog, shamed, shamefaced ashamed - feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse; "are you ashamed for having lied?"; "felt ashamed of my torn coat"

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guilty

adjective

1. ashamed, sorry, rueful, sheepish, contrite, remorseful, regretful, shamefaced, hangdog, conscience-stricken When she saw me, she looked extremely guilty.
ashamed proud

2. culpable, responsible, convicted, to blame, offending, erring, at fault, reprehensible, iniquitous, felonious, blameworthy They were found guilty of manslaughter. The guilty pair were caught red-handed.
culpable moral, innocent, righteous, virtuous, blameless

Translations

guilty [ˈgɪltɪ] ADJ (guiltier (compar) (guiltiest (superl))) → culpable
their parents were guilty of gross neglect → sus padres eran culpables de grave negligencia
he had a guilty look on his face → su rostro reflejaba culpabilidad
she wondered why the children were looking so guilty → se preguntaba por qué los niños tenían esa cara de culpa
guilty conscience → remordimientos mpl de conciencia, sentimiento m de culpabilidad
to have a guilty conscience → tener remordimientos(de conciencia), sentirse culpable
to feel guilty (about sth) → sentirse culpable(por algo)
to find sb guilty/not guilty → declarar a algn culpable/inocente
to be guilty of sth → ser culpable de algo
the guilty party → el/la culpable
"how do you plead? - guilty or not guilty?" → -¿cómo se declara? - ¿culpable o inocente?
he has a guilty secret → tiene un secreto que le remuerde la conciencia or que le hace sentirse culpable
a guilty smile → una sonrisa de culpabilidad
a verdict of guilty → una sentencia de culpabilidad
a verdict of not guilty → una declaración de inocencia
see also plea A3
see also plead B2

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guilty [ˈgɪlti] adj

(= culpable) [person] → coupable
to feel guilty → se sentir coupable
to feel guilty about doing sth (in present, future) → avoir mauvaise conscience à faire qch; (in past) → se sentir coupable d'avoir fait qch
to look guilty → avoir l'air coupable
to be guilty of irresponsibility → être irresponsable

[smile] → coupable

[feelings, secret] to have guilty feelings about sth → se sentir coupable à propos de qch
a guilty secret → un lourd secret

(LAW) [accused person] → coupable
to plead guilty → plaider coupable
to plead not guilty → plaider non coupable
to be found guilty → être reconnu(e) coupable
She was found guilty → Elle a été reconnue coupable.
to be guilty of sth [+ crime] → être coupable de qch
guilty conscience n → mauvaise conscience f
guilty party n
the guilty party → le coupable

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guilty

adj (+er)

smile, look, silence → schuldbewusst; secret, pleasure → mit Schuldgefühlen verbunden; guilty conscience → schlechtes Gewissen; guilty feelings → Schuldgefühle pl; to feel guilty (about doing something) → ein schlechtes Gewissen haben(, weil man etw tut/getan hat); she felt guilty about or because of her rudeness → sie hatte wegen ihrer Unhöflichkeit ein schlechtes Gewissen; I never stop feeling guilty about having let you down → ich habe immer ein schlechtes Gewissen, weil ich dich im Stich gelassen habe; to make somebody feel guilty → jdm ein schlechtes Gewissen einreden; to look guilty → schuldbewusst aussehen

(= to blame) person → schuldig (→ of sth einer Sache gen); the guilty person → der/die Schuldige; the guilty party → die schuldige Partei; to find somebody guilty/not guilty (of something) → jdn (→ einer Sache gen) → für schuldig/nicht schuldig befinden; they were found not guilty of murder → sie wurden des Mordes für nicht schuldig befunden; they were found not guilty of killing him → sie wurden für nicht schuldig befunden, ihn getötet zu haben; to plead (not) guilty to a crime → sich eines Verbrechens (nicht) schuldig bekennen; do you plead guilty or not guilty? → plädieren Sie auf schuldig oder nicht schuldig?; a guilty verdict, a verdict of guilty → ein Schuldspruch m; a not guilty verdict, a verdict of not guilty → ein Freispruch m; they returned a verdict of not guilty on him → sie sprachen ihn frei; a guilty plea, a plea of guilty → ein Geständnis nt; a not guilty plea, a plea of not guilty → ein Unschuldsbekenntnis nt; their parents are guilty of gross neglect → ihre Eltern haben sich grobe Fahrlässigkeit zuschulden or zu Schulden kommen lassen; we’re all guilty of neglecting the problem → uns trifft alle die Schuld, dass das Problem vernachlässigt wurde; I’ve been guilty of that too → ich muss zugeben, dass ich das auch schon gemacht habe

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guilty [ˈgɪltɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) (Law) → colpevole; (conscience) → sporco/a
guilty of sth → colpevole di qc
the guilty person or party → il/la responsabile
to feel guilty (about) → sentirsi in colpa (per)
to find sb guilty → riconoscere qn colpevole
to plead guilty/not guilty → dichiararsi colpevole/innocente

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guilty [ˈgɪltɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) (Law) → colpevole; (conscience) → sporco/a
guilty of sth → colpevole di qc
the guilty person or party → il/la responsabile
to feel guilty (about) → sentirsi in colpa (per)
to find sb guilty → riconoscere qn colpevole
to plead guilty/not guilty → dichiararsi colpevole/innocente

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guilty → مذنب vinen skyldig schuldig ένοχος culpable syyllinen coupable kriv colpevole 有罪の 유죄의 schuldig skyldig winny culpado виновный skyldig เกี่ยวกับความผิด suçlu có tội 犯罪的