Feeling worried or unhappy because you have done something wrong, such as causing harm to… 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. 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 Having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, esp 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.
While all these words mean deserving reproach or punishment, guilty implies responsibility for or consciousness of crime, sin, or, at the least, grave error or misdoing. The jury found her guilty (= decided that she was guilty of a crime) They found him guilty of murder. The meaning of guilt is the fact of having committed a breach of conduct especially violating law and involving a penalty How to use guilt in a sentence. 29 in the fatal shooting of sonya massey, an unarmed black woman whose killing sparked protests.
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