HyperDic: guilt_by_association

English > 1 sense of the expression *guilt by association*:
NOUN	state	guilt by association	the attribution of guilt (without proof) to individuals because the people they associate with are guilty

English > *guilt by association*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	The attribution of guilt (without proof) to individuals because the people they associate with are guilty.
Broader	guilt, guiltiness	The state of having committed an offense