guilt

a feeling of worry and unhappiness because you think that you have done something wrong or bad

culpa, remordimiento

• feel/feel a sense of guilt

Collocations feel guilty about something · have no guilt about something

• She felt a great deal of guilt over her decision.

  Ella sintió una gran culpa por su decisión.

the fact that someone has committed a crime or broken the law, used in legal contexts

culpabilidad, responsabilidad penal

• prove guilt of somebody

Collocations guilt of a crime · prosecute for murder on the grounds of guilt

• The evidence proved his guilt.

  La evidencia probó su culpabilidad.