Get to know Guilty better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like criminal or convicted.
Guilty in a sentence
Guilty meaning
- Responsible for a dishonest act.
- Judged to have committed a crime.
- Having a sense of guilt.
Synonyms of Guilty
Using Guilty
- The main meaning on this page is: Responsible for a dishonest act. | Judged to have committed a crime. | Having a sense of guilt.
- Useful related words include: at fault, criminal, conscience-smitten, convicted.
- In the example corpus, guilty often appears in combinations such as: not guilty, guilty to, guilty of.
Example sentences (20)
A tied vote results in 'not guilty'; a '7 guilty - 5 not guilty' vote is transferred to the 3 professional judges who can, by unanimity, reverse the majority to 'not guilty'.
Mr Assange was asked if he was prepared to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty to the information and he replied “guilty to the information”.
But he cannot be exonerated; he is guilty, guilty, guilty!..
Guilty and not-guilty pleas If the defendant pleads guilty, an evidentiary hearing usually follows.
Blight had pleaded not guilty to failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver of a vehicle alleged to have been guilty of an offence.
Both defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges, while the court entered a ‘not guilty’ plea for the 3rd defendant, Integrated Gas Services Limited.
Four of those who have pleaded guilty to felonies have pleaded guilty to the federal charge of seditious conspiracy.
He was found guilty again — Lee claimed the killing was in self defense — and, now twice guilty of murder, sentenced to death.
Jen initially pled not guilty, but surprisingly, she changed her plea to guilty in July 2022.
Justin Elliott, 19, was found not guilty of murder but guilty of robbery.
King pleaded guilty prior to being in charge of the husky before the start of the proceedings when he was due to stand trial at Lincoln Crown Court on Thursday, June 1. Alcock pleaded guilty to the same charge on December 23, 2022.
Mark Harrison, 53, of Main Street, Hemington, Derby: Guilty of failing to provide information identifying the driver of a vehicle alleged to have been guilty of an offence.
Mr Gove drew a distinction between "sins of omission and sins of commission", suggesting that, while the government was guilty of the former, some developers were guilty of the latter.
Paradzai was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter.
Raymond Mather, 72, of Bleaklow Close, Oakwood, Derby: Guilty of failing to provide information identifying the driver of a vehicle alleged to have been guilty of an offence.
The bill also allows the parents of the minor to sue anyone found guilty of providing an abortion to the child and whoever is found guilty faces from two to five years in prison.
The idea of being able to plead guilty or not guilty and then build a case from there allows the player a certain amount of control when it comes to getting caught for their crimes.
The judge told Howlett: "A circuit judge and two magistrates will consider the evidence in this case and make a decision as to whether you are guilty or not guilty of the offences you appeal.
They are both presumed innocent until proven guilty (not guilty pleas were entered Tuesday).
They were found guilty during a hearing at Aldershot Magistrates' Court after pleading not guilty to the offence.
Common combinations with guilty
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- not guilty 87×
- guilty to 69×
- guilty of 67×
- pleaded guilty 40×
- found guilty 38×
- guilty or 25×
- guilty plea 16×
- guilty and 15×
- guilty verdict 10×
- guilty by 9×