guilty implies responsibility for or consciousness of crime, sin, or, at the least, grave error or misdoing.

GUILTY definition: having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable. See examples of …

GUILTY definition: 1. feeling worried or unhappy because you have done something wrong, such as causing harm to…. Learn more.

1. having committed an offense, crime, or wrong, esp. against moral or penal law; culpable: to be found guilty of murder. 2. characterized by, connected with, or involving guilt: guilty intent. 3. …

having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, esp. against morals or against the law; culpable: The jury found the defendant guilty of murder. having or showing a feeling of …

Having guilt; deserving blame or punishment; culpable. Having one's guilt proved; legally judged an offender. Found to have violated a criminal law by a jury or judge. Showing or conscious of …

Guilty is an adjective used to describe a state of being responsible for wrongdoing, committing a crime, or an act that is considered wrong or unlawful. It also refers to a feeling of remorse or …

Dec 14, 2025 · guilty (plural guilties) (law) A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge. (law) A verdict of a judge or jury on a defendant judged to have committed a crime. One who is …

GUILTY meaning: 1 : responsible for committing a crime or doing something bad or wrong often + of sometimes used informally in a joking way; 2 : showing that you know you have done …

Definition of guilty adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.