guilty party
noun
: the person who committed a crime
Police have not been able to identify the guilty party.
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Sure enough, the video confirmed Lily as the guilty party, with the husky opting to occupy herself with the plant, resulting in one almighty mess.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
If only those players were the lone guilty party.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
The guilty party were Doncaster Rovers, during a pre-season friendly against Blackpool over the weekend.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Cabot, clearly mortified, turned and hid her face, and Andy Byron sunk out of the frame like the guilty party in a lineup of potential perps.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
The guilty party was collared by security and reported to Florence judicial authorities.
—News Desk, Artforum, 25 June 2025
In the packed two-hour finale, Matty works uneasily with former close friend and current boss Olympia (Skye P. Marshall) to discover whether Olympia's ex-husband Julian (Jason Ritter) was the guilty party.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Besides Olympia finding out Julian was the guilty party with the missing Wellbrexa file (the fallout of which will come in the second season), there were a few more finale shockers.
—Jim Halterman, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
To assign blame elsewhere is to absolve the guilty party in this war—Russia.
—Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
If only those players were the lone guilty party.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
The guilty party were Doncaster Rovers, during a pre-season friendly against Blackpool over the weekend.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Cabot, clearly mortified, turned and hid her face, and Andy Byron sunk out of the frame like the guilty party in a lineup of potential perps.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
The guilty party was collared by security and reported to Florence judicial authorities.
—News Desk, Artforum, 25 June 2025
In the packed two-hour finale, Matty works uneasily with former close friend and current boss Olympia (Skye P. Marshall) to discover whether Olympia's ex-husband Julian (Jason Ritter) was the guilty party.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Besides Olympia finding out Julian was the guilty party with the missing Wellbrexa file (the fallout of which will come in the second season), there were a few more finale shockers.
—Jim Halterman, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
To assign blame elsewhere is to absolve the guilty party in this war—Russia.
—Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
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