The state of being guilty; guilt.

plural of guiltiness

Responsible for a dishonest act. / (law) Judged to have committed a crime. / Having a sense of guilt. / Blameworthy.

(law) A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge. / (law) A verdict of a judge or jury on a defendant judged to have committed a crime. / One who is declared guilty of a crime.

(law) A formal plea by a defendant of not being culpable for the crime with which the defendant is charged.

(law) Of a person, legally innocent of a crime which they have been accused of in a court of law. / (nonstandard) Innocent.

plural of not guilty

plural of guilty

Archaic spelling of guilty.

(simile, colloquial) Unquestionably guilty.