guilty
BrE /ˈɡɪlti/ AmE /ˈɡɪlti/
adjective en → es
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
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He was found guilty of murder.
Fue declarado culpable de asesinato.
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
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She felt guilty for not visiting her sick mother.
Se sintió culpable por no visitar a su madre enferma.
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
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The company was found guilty of fraud.
La empresa fue declarada culpable de fraude.
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
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He felt guilty for not stopping the accident.
Se sintió culpable por no haber impedido el accidente.
a legal charge or accusation that someone has broken a law
acusación, cargo
- face/answer charges of guilt
Collocations guilty charge · guilty accusation
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He faces a guilty charge of theft.
Se enfrenta a un cargo de robo.
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
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He entered a guilty plea.
Entró en una confesión de culpa.
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
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The jury found him guilty.
El jurado lo declaró culpable.
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
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He was punished with a guilty sentence.
Fue castigado con una sentencia de culpabilidad.