guilty
adjective/ˈɡɪlti/
(comparative guiltier, superlative guiltiest)
more guilty and most guilty are more commonСлово англійською: guilty
Переклад guilty українською: винний, винуватий (у чомусь — of), to be ~ of murder — бути винним у вбивстві, to look ~ — мати винуватий вигляд, злочинний, ~ secret — ганебна таємниця
Детальний опис
- feeling ashamed because you have done something that you know is wrong or have not done something that you should have done
- Matt and Chrissy both looked equally guilty.
- John had a guilty look on his face.
- I had a guilty conscience and could not sleep.
- guilty about doing something I feel very guilty about leaving her.
- guilty about something parents who feel guilty about the small amount of time they spend with their children
- guilty that… I feel almost guilty that so many good things are happening to us.
- having done something illegal; being responsible for something bad that has happened
- He pleaded guilty to murder.
- guilty of something The jury found the defendant not guilty of the offence.
- She may be guilty of murder.
- He was not guilty of the crime he had been put in prison for.
- We've all been guilty of selfishness at some time in our lives.
- the guilty party (= the person responsible for something bad happening)
Collocations Criminal justiceCriminal justiceBreaking the law- break/violate/obey/uphold the law
- be investigated/arrested/tried for a crime/a robbery/fraud
- be arrested/ (especially North American English) indicted/convicted on charges of rape/fraud/(especially US English) felony charges
- be arrested on suspicion of arson/robbery/shoplifting
- be accused of/be charged with murder/(especially North American English) homicide/four counts of fraud
- face two charges of indecent assault
- admit your guilt/liability/responsibility (for something)
- deny the allegations/claims/charges
- confess to a crime
- grant/be refused/be released on/skip/jump bail
- stand/await/bring somebody to/come to/be on trial
- take somebody to/come to/settle something out of court
- face/avoid/escape prosecution
- seek/retain/have the right to/be denied access to legal counsel
- hold/conduct/attend/adjourn a hearing/trial
- sit on/influence/persuade/convince the jury
- sit/stand/appear/be put/place somebody in the dock
- plead guilty/not guilty to a crime
- be called to/enter (British English) the witness box
- take/put somebody on the stand/(North American English) the witness stand
- call/subpoena/question/cross-examine a witness
- give/hear the evidence against/on behalf of somebody
- raise/withdraw/overrule an objection
- reach a unanimous/majority verdict
- return/deliver/record a verdict of not guilty/unlawful killing/accidental death
- convict/acquit the defendant of the crime
- secure a conviction/your acquittal
- lodge/file an appeal
- appeal (against)/challenge/uphold/overturn a conviction/verdict
- pass sentence on somebody
- carry/face/serve a seven-year/life sentence
- receive/be given the death penalty
- be sentenced to ten years (in prison/jail)
- carry/impose/pay a fine (of $3 000)/a penalty (of 14 years' imprisonment)
- be imprisoned/jailed for drug possession/fraud/murder
- do/serve time/ten years
- be sent to/put somebody in/be released from jail/prison
- be/put somebody/spend X years on death row
- be granted/be denied/break (your) parole
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Word OriginOld English gyltig (see guilt, -y).
Idioms
a guilty pleasure
- something that you enjoy, even though you feel it is not really a good thing
- Daytime TV is one of my guilty pleasures.
a guilty secret
- a secret that somebody feels ashamed about