guilty party
noun
: the person who committed a crime
Police have not been able to identify the guilty party.
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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.
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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
Solanke was not the only guilty party on Monday night.
—Jay Harris, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
That Julian is the guilty party, with Shae as a possible accomplice.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
For his part, Hines is upset about how he was treated during the whole situation and has filed a lawsuit of his own against the DA's office, believing that he was initially seen as a guilty party even in the absence of evidence.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
The moment is humiliating for all involved, but Moynahan feels that at the time, Natasha was seen as the sole guilty party, for the crime of preventing the union of a fan-favorite couple.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Dec. 2024
But as its two leads burrow themselves in the hunt for a guilty party, their journey turns out to be as dirtied and disorienting as the very systems from which the former Soviet country was weening itself, just a few years after their independence.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
The guilty party on Edman’s error wasn’t as clear in the postgame clubhouse.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
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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
Solanke was not the only guilty party on Monday night.
—Jay Harris, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
That Julian is the guilty party, with Shae as a possible accomplice.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
For his part, Hines is upset about how he was treated during the whole situation and has filed a lawsuit of his own against the DA's office, believing that he was initially seen as a guilty party even in the absence of evidence.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
The moment is humiliating for all involved, but Moynahan feels that at the time, Natasha was seen as the sole guilty party, for the crime of preventing the union of a fan-favorite couple.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Dec. 2024
But as its two leads burrow themselves in the hunt for a guilty party, their journey turns out to be as dirtied and disorienting as the very systems from which the former Soviet country was weening itself, just a few years after their independence.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
The guilty party on Edman’s error wasn’t as clear in the postgame clubhouse.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Guilty party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guilty%20party. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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