guilty

guilty
guiltily, adv.guiltiness, n.
/gil"tee/, adj., guiltier, guiltiest.
1. having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, esp. against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable: The jury found her guilty of murder.
2. characterized by, connected with, or involving guilt: guilty intent.
3. having or showing a sense of guilt, whether real or imagined: a guilty conscience.
[bef. 1000; ME; OE gyltig. See GUILT, -Y1]
Syn. 2. criminal, felonious, culpable; illicit, nefarious.

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