guilty

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BrE /ˈɡɪlti/ AmE /ˈɡɪlti/

adjective en → es

1 CRIMINAL LAW [attributive, predicative] B1

feeling or showing that you have done something wrong and broken the law

culpable, sentenciado por un delito

  • be guilty of a crime/charge/offence

Collocations guilty plea · guilty verdict

  • He was found guilty of murder.

    Fue declarado culpable de asesinato.

2 FEELING [attributive, predicative] B1

feeling that you have done something wrong or bad, especially when someone else has been hurt by what you did

culpable, arrepentido

  • feel guilty about/for doing something

Collocations guilty conscience · guilt trip

  • She felt guilty for not visiting her sick mother.

    Se sintió culpable por no visitar a su madre enferma.

3 LEGAL [attributive, predicative] B2

officially responsible for something wrong or illegal that has happened, even if you did not do it yourself

culpable por responsabilidad legal

  • be guilty of a crime/charge/offence

Collocations guilty party · guilty by association

  • The company was found guilty of fraud.

    La empresa fue declarada culpable de fraude.

4 MORAL [attributive, predicative] B2

feeling responsible for something bad that has happened, even if you did not do it yourself

culpable por responsabilidad moral

  • feel guilty about/for doing something

Collocations guilty conscience · guilt by association

  • He felt guilty for not stopping the accident.

    Se sintió culpable por no haber impedido el accidente.

5 LEGAL [countable] B2

a legal charge or accusation that someone has broken a law

acusación, cargo

  • face/answer charges of guilt

Collocations guilty charge · guilty accusation

  • He faces a guilty charge of theft.

    Se enfrenta a un cargo de robo.

6 LEGAL [uncountable] C1

the act of admitting that you are responsible for something wrong or illegal, especially in court

confesión de culpa

  • enter a plea of guilt

Collocations guilty plea · plea of guilty

  • He entered a guilty plea.

    Entró en una confesión de culpa.

7 LEGAL [uncountable] C1

the act of finding someone responsible for something wrong or illegal, especially in court

sentencia de culpabilidad

  • find somebody guilty

Collocations guilty verdict · verdict of guilt

  • The jury found him guilty.

    El jurado lo declaró culpable.

8 LEGAL [uncountable] C1

the act of punishing someone for something wrong or illegal, especially in court

castigo por culpa

  • punish somebody with guilt

Collocations guilty punishment · punishment for guilt

  • He was punished with a guilty sentence.

    Fue castigado con una sentencia de culpabilidad.