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

Others have developed elaborate conspiracy theories maintaining that Clancy’s ex-husband, Patrick, is actually the guilty party. — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Every time a player screwed up, the coaching staff and his teammates received a text message, calling out both the infraction and the guilty party. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

In those situations, investigators will see if there are other clues that might lead them to the guilty party. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026

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

Rhymes for guilty party

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