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| 1. | [ adjective ] (criminal law) responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; or marked by guilt | |
| Examples: | "guilty of murder" "the guilty person" "secret guilty deeds" "a guilty conscience" "guilty behavior" |
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| Related terms: | innocent condemned punishable criminal bloodguilty chargeable at_fault delinquent finable guilt-ridden red-handed conscience-smitten blameworthy unrighteous inculpatory | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] showing a sense of guilt | |
| Synonyms: | shamefaced shamed hangdog | |
| Examples: | "a guilty look" "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater |
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| Related terms: | ashamed | |
| Similar spelling: |
guilt gullet Gulotta Gullett Gullatt Guillot Guillet Gullette Gullatte guild |
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