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Meaning of guilty of
The primary meaning of "guilty of" is to be responsible or culpable for something, often in a legal or moral sense.
Etymology of guilty of
The word "guilty" originates from the Old English word "gilt" or "gylt," which is derived from the Old Norse word "gilt" or the Old English word "gylt," both meaning "crime" or "offense"
The phrase "guilty of" emerged in Middle English to denote responsibility or culpability for a crime or wrongdoing
Synonyms
culpable of
responsible for
answerable for
accountable for
liable for
at fault for
to blame for
blameworthy of
reprehensible of
accused of
indicted for
convicted of
charged with
implicated in
involved in
linked to
associated with
connected to
incriminated of
suspected of
complicit in
collusive in
conspiratorial in
accessory to
contributory to
instrumental in
Definitions
- Having committed an offense or wrongdoing
- * Responsible or culpable for something
- * Having or showing a sense of regret or remorse for something
Usage Examples
- The defendant was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison
- * She felt guilty of neglecting her duties as a mother
- * He was guilty of speeding and received a hefty fine
Antonyms
innocent of
not guilty of
blameless of
faultless of
absolved of
acquitted of
cleared of
exonerated of
vindicated of
justified in
excused from
exempt from
immune to
free from
uninvolved in
unrelated to
unconnected to
unimplicated in