guilty
/ˈɡɪl.ti/ adjective B1- Responsible for a dishonest act. · He was guilty of cheating at cards.· I still feel guilty about having forgotten his bday.
- Judged to have committed a crime. · The guilty man was led away.
- Having a sense of guilt. · Do you have a guilty conscience?
- Blameworthy. · I have a guilty secret.
Comparative guiltier · Superlative guiltiest
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Who can tell whether Dantès be innocent or guilty?
If he be innocent, of course he will be set at liberty; if guilty, why, it is no use involving ourselves in a conspiracy.”
But bear in mind, that should there fall in your way anyone guilty of conspiring against the government, you will be so much the more bound to visit the offence with rigorous punishment, as it is known you belong to a suspected family.”
If any harm come of it, it should fall on the guilty person; and that, you know, is Fernand.
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