Meaning guilty
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adj. having been convicted of a crime or having admitted the comm...
Source: dictionary.law.com

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Old English gyltig "offending, delinquent, criminal," from gylt (see guilt (n.)). In law, "that has committed some specified offense," late 13c. Of conscience, feelings, etc., 1590 [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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In a criminal case, the admission by a defendant that he has committed a charged crime, or the finding by a judge or a jury that the defendant has committed the crime.
Source: nolo.com

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responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds" sho [..]
Source: google-dictionary.so8848.com

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shuldik
Source: yiddishdictionaryonline.com (offline)

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guilt·i·er -est 1 : having committed a crime : justly charged with a specified crime [ of larceny] 2 : involving guilt or culpability[ knowledge]
Source: dictionary.findlaw.com

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The term ‘guilty’ is used to denote a person who has committed or is responsible for committing a criminal offense or a traffic infraction. It can also denote a person responsible for a civil wrong su [..]
Source: definitions.uslegal.com

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(adj) responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act(adj) showing a sense of guilt
Source: beedictionary.com

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Plea made by accused in confessing crime with which charged. Also, verdict reached when jury convicts defendant of crime with which charged. Compare acquittal.
Source: pacourts.us (offline)

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Found beyond a reasonable doubt to have committed a crime.
Source: sanmateocourt.org

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Responsible for committing a criminal offense or a traffic infraction. The word used by an accused in pleading to the charges when he confesses to committing the crime of which he is charged. It is al [..]
Source: courts.state.va.us

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The word used by an accused in pleading to the charges when he confesses to committing the crime of which he is charged. It is also used by the judge if he finds that the accused committed a criminal offense or a traffic infraction.
Source: courts.state.md.us (offline)

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A person found guilty of a criminal charge, either as a result of an acknowledgment of it by pleading guilty, or as a result of a trial at which the accused was found guilty of the offence changed.
Source: justiceeducation.ca (offline)

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A verdict that means it has been proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused committed the crime or part of the crime. The judge then considers any sentence or punishment.
Source: crownoffice.gov.uk (offline)

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A person can enter a plea of "guilty" by admitting in court that he or she committed the offense for which he/she is charged. The jury
Source: in.gov (offline)

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When the defendant is determined to have committed the crime; they are "guilty."
Source: wcsap.org

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What you say when you admit to breaking the law. Also a decision made by the court.
Source: legalaid.vic.gov.au

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A verdict of a judge or jury that a person accused of committing a crime did, indeed, commit that crime.
Source: victimlaw.org (offline)

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Legally responsible for a criminal offence.
Source: courts.sa.gov.au

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The word used by an accused in pleading to the charges when he confesses to committing the crime of which he is charged. It is also used by the judge if he finds that the accused committed a criminal [..]
Source: mdcourts.gov

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A plea given by a defendant who admits committing a crime. Guilty may also be the judgment given by a judge or jury if they find a defendant responsible as-charged after the evidence has been weighed, either in criminal matters, or in lawsuits for civil matters such as negligence or fraud.
Source: checkpeople.com (offline)

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A person is guilty if he or she has been found guilty by a jury or pleaded guilty before a judge or magistrate.
Source: opp.vic.gov.au (offline)

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Responsible for a dishonest act. (He was guilty of cheating at cards.) (legal) Judged to have committed a crime. (The guilty man was led away.) Having a sense of guilt. (Do you have a guil [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org

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lang=en 1600s=1678 |1800s=1813
1843 * '''1678''' — . ''''. *: Had I known him no more than you, I might perhaps have thought of him, as, at the first, you did; yea, had he received this report a [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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