What is the meaning of guilty?

adjective

  • Responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act.
    • usage: "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds"
  • Showing a sense of guilt."a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy- Eric Linklater
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