to be guilty

Definition of to be guilty in English English dictionary
guilty: Having a sense of guilt
Do you have a guilty conscience?.
guilty: A verdict of a judge or jury on a defendant judged to have committed a crime
guilty: peccant
guilty: culpable
guilty: {a} chargeable with guilt, wicked
Guilty: giltif
Guilty: gulty
guilty: The accused pleads" guilty " when he confesses the crime of which he is charged and the jury convicts when the accused is guilty
guilty: If you feel guilty, you feel unhappy because you think that you have done something wrong or have failed to do something which you should have done. I feel so guilty, leaving all this to you When she saw me she looked guilty. + guiltily guilti·ly He glanced guiltily over his shoulder
guilty: responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; or marked by guilt; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"; "a guilty conscience"; "guilty behavior"
guilty: Evincing or indicating guilt; involving guilt; as, a guilty look; a guilty act; a guilty feeling
guilty: {s} deserving of punishment, culpable
guilty: The decision by the judge or jury that the accused committed the crime The accused can admit that he or she committed the crime by pleading guilty
guilty: Guilty is used of an action or fact that you feel guilty about. Many may be keeping it a guilty secret I leave with a guilty sense of relief. guilty conscience: see conscience
guilty: If someone is guilty of doing something wrong, they have done that thing. He claimed Mr Brooke had been guilty of a `gross error of judgment' They will consider whether or not he has been guilty of serious professional misconduct
guilty: If someone is guilty of a crime or offence, they have committed that crime or offence. They were found guilty of murder He pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm
guilty: Responsible for a dishonest act
guilty: A complete admission of guilt to the charge and waiver of all rights Such pleas must be made with the consent of the Court
guilty: plea that a defendant enters in court admitting that he/she committed the crime; a verdict returned by a jury or Judge finding that the prosecution has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the crime(s)
guilty: Found beyond a reasonable doubt to have committed a crime
guilty: Conscious; cognizant
guilty: showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater
guilty: Having incurred guilt; criminal; morally delinquent; wicked; chargeable with, or responsible for, something censurable; justly exposed to penalty; used with of, and usually followed by the crime, sometimes by the punishment
guilty: Admitting responsibility for the criminal act
guilty: the determination by a jury that the accused has committed a crime; term is not relevant to civil law matters
guilty: Blameworthy
guilty: showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; or marked by guilt; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"; "a guilty conscience"; "guilty behavior
guilty: Judged to have committed a crime
guilty: Having committed a crime or tort; the word used by a prisoner in pleading to an indictment when he confesses the crime of which he is charged, and by the jury in convicting
guilty: Condemned to payment
guilty: A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge