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English

From Middle English gilty, gulty, from Old English gylti? (“offending, guilty”); equivalent to guilt +? -y.

guilty (comparative guiltier, superlative guiltiest)

Responsible for a dishonest act.
(law) Judged to have committed a crime.
Having a sense of guilt.
Blameworthy.
- At twilight in the summer […] the mice come out. They […] eat the luncheon crumbs. Mr. Checkly, for instance, always brought his dinner in a paper parcel in his coat-tail pocket, and ate it when so disposed, sprinkling crumbs lavishly—the only lavishment of which he was ever guilty—on the floor.

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 declared guilty of a crime.

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