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guilty
has definitions from the field of criminal law
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[ 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" Used in print (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)That this abandonment takes_place on a stage , during an ' artistic ' performance , is enough to associate Jacoby with art , and to bring_down upon him the punishment for art ; that_is , he is suspect , guilty , punishable , as is anyone in Mann 's stories who produces illusion , and this is true even_though the constant elements of the artist nature , technique , magic , guilt and suffering , are divided in this story between Jacoby and La^utner . (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)I must plead guilty to a special sympathy for nomias . (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)On October 31 , 1859 , John_Brown was found guilty of treason against the state of Virginia , inciting slave rebellion , and murder . (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)Prompted by a guilty urge , he had disobeyed the order of a man he respected . (Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)There would still be plenty of moments of regret and sadness and guilty relief . |
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[ adjective ] showing a sense of guilt
Synonyms Examples "a guilty look" "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater Used in print (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)You think somebody is going_to stand_up in the audience and make guilty faces ? Related terms |
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