guilty party

noun

: the person who committed a crime

Police have not been able to identify the guilty party.

Examples of guilty party in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kym is the family fuckup and a guilty party to its biggest tragedy but also constantly pokes the bear as its selfish verbal assassin. — Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026

Floyd’s unexplained death in a local community pool complex leaves two detectives looking for the guilty party. — Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2026

The writer not writing is a wholly guilty party, like someone who through anger or terrible neglect has killed off his own life’s mate, counterpart, reason to live. — Literary Hub, 22 Apr. 2026

In cases where the lien is found to be fraudulent, the bill would make the guilty party liable to the victim for three times the amount of court fees paid. — Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for guilty party

• counterparty
• multiparty
• arty
• carty
• hearty
• parti
• astarte
• mccarty
• nonparty