guiltier; guiltiest
1
: justly chargeable with or responsible for a usually grave breach of conduct or a crime
Does the defendant plead guilty or not guilty?
2
a
: suggesting or involving guilt
The children exchanged guilty looks.
b
: aware of or suffering from guilt
guilty consciences
3
obsolete
: justly liable to or deserving of a penalty
Examples of guilty in a Sentence
Do you think he's innocent or guilty?
Will the defendant plead guilty or not guilty?
The children exchanged guilty looks.
He was acting like someone with a guilty conscience.
There's no need to feel guilty about it.
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Johnathan Maskiell was deemed a second-degree persistent felony offender as part of his April guilty plea for murder in the killing of his cellmate at the Kenton County Detention Center.
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Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
In its verdict, the jury said the singer will not have to pay any of the damages, and was not found guilty of Ellis' claims that the singer hit her, cut her face, spit on her and said racial slurs to her.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In December, the 61-year-old was found guilty of DUI, negligent driving, failure to control speed to avoid a collision and failure to notify of a change in address, but she was acquitted of reckless driving, following a March car accident, the state's attorney's office previously confirmed.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Laken Ashlee Snelling, 21, pleaded not guilty during her arraignment Tuesday.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
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Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
In its verdict, the jury said the singer will not have to pay any of the damages, and was not found guilty of Ellis' claims that the singer hit her, cut her face, spit on her and said racial slurs to her.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In December, the 61-year-old was found guilty of DUI, negligent driving, failure to control speed to avoid a collision and failure to notify of a change in address, but she was acquitted of reckless driving, following a March car accident, the state's attorney's office previously confirmed.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Laken Ashlee Snelling, 21, pleaded not guilty during her arraignment Tuesday.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for guilty
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“Guilty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guilty. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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