Definition of guilt
1
:the fact of having committed a breach of conduct especially violating law and involving a penalty
- A jury will determine the defendant's guilt or innocence.
2 a
:the state of one who has committed an offense especially consciously
- His guilt was written in his face.
b
:feelings of deserving blame especially for imagined offenses or from a sense of inadequacy :self-reproach
3
:a feeling of deserving blame for offenses
- Wracked by guilt, he confessed his affairs.
