NOUN | state | guiltiness, guilt | the state of having committed an offense |
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Meaning | The state of having committed an offense. | |
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Synonym | guilt | |
Narrower | blameworthiness, culpability, culpableness | A state of guilt |
bloodguilt | The state of being guilty of bloodshed and murder | |
complicity | guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense | |
criminalism, criminality, criminalness | The state of being a criminal | |
guilt by association | The attribution of guilt (without proof) to individuals because the people they associate with are guilty | |
impeachability, indictability | The state of being liable to impeachment | |
Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
Opposite | innocence | A state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense |
Spanish | culpabilidad, culpa | |
Catalan | culpabilitat, culpa | |
Adjectives | guilty | responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act |
guilty | showing a sense of guilt |
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