If you’re guilty, it means you were responsible for doing something wrong, especially a crime If you’re found guilty, it means a jury has officially decided that you committed a crime. Feeling worried or unhappy because you have done something wrong, such as causing harm to… Having committed an offense, crime, or wrong, esp Against moral or penal law To be found guilty of murder
Characterized by, connected with, or involving guilt Having or showing a sense of guilt Guilty (comparative guiltier or more guilty, superlative guiltiest or most guilty) responsible for a dishonest act Innocent he was guilty of cheating at cards. Guilt is a moral emotion that occurs when a person believes or realizes —accurately or not—that they have compromised their own standards of conduct or have violated universal moral standards and bear significant responsibility for that violation [1] guilt is closely related to the concepts of remorse, regret, and shame
Against morals or against the law The jury found the defendant guilty of murder Having or showing a feeling of guilt:[before a noun] a guilty conscience. Responsible for committing a crime or doing something bad or wrong often + of sometimes used informally in a joking way Showing that you know you have done something bad or wrong The jury found her guilty (= decided that she was guilty of a crime)
They found him guilty of murder.
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