guilty

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈɡɪl.ti/]

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1. guilty (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Responsible for a dishonest act.

Example: He was guilty of cheating at cards.

2. guilty (adj) — sense 2

Definition: Judged to have committed a crime.

Example: The guilty man was led away.

3. guilty (adj) — sense 3

Definition: Having a sense of guilt.

Example: Do you have a guilty conscience?

4. guilty (noun) — sense 4

Definition: A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge.

5. guilty (noun) — sense 5

Definition: A verdict of a judge or jury on a defendant judged to have committed a crime.

6. guilty (noun) — sense 6

Definition: One who is declared guilty of a crime.

Example: The not guilties walked out and went to work if they had jobs; the guilties were hauled away to spend maybe thirty days on the county farm growing cabbage.

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