guilty | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

Definition of guilty – Learner’s Dictionary

guilty
adjective
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/ˈɡɪlti/ us

guilty adjective (ASHAMED)

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ashamed because you have done something wrong:
[ + about + doing sth ] I feel so guilty about not going to see them.
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guilty adjective (LAW)

B2
having broken a law:
The jury found her guilty (= decided that she was guilty of a crime).
They found him guilty of rape.

guiltily

adverb

guiltiness

noun [ U ]
(Definition of guilty from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of guilty

in Chinese (Traditional)
感覺, 內疚的，愧疚的，自責的, 承擔責任的…
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感觉, 内疚的，愧疚的，自责的, 承担责任的…
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culpable, culpable [masculine-feminine]…
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culpado, culpado/-da…
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罪悪感を感じている, 後ろめたい, 有罪の…
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kabahatli, kusurlu, suçlu…
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coupable, chargé…
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culpable…
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schuldig…
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مُذْنِب, مُجْرِم…
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vinný, špatný…
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skyldig…
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bersalah…
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ซึ่งสำนึกผิด…
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đáng khiển trách…
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winny…
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bersalah…
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schuldig, schuldbewusst…
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skyldig, skyldtynget, straffskyldig…
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죄책감이 드는, 유죄의…
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винний, винуватий…
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in colpa, colpevole…
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виноватый, виновный…
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