Thesaurus: guilt

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1. v. t. The criminality and consequent exposure to punishment resulting from willful disobedience of law, or from morally wrong action; the state of one who has broken a moral or political law; crime; criminality; offense against right.
2. v. t. Exposure to any legal penalty or forfeiture.
3. n. the state of having committed an offense
4. n. remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense
5. 1. The criminality and consequent exposure to punishment resulting from willful disobedience of law, or from morally wrong action; teh state of one who has broken a moral or political law; crime; criminality; offense against right. Satan had not answer, but stood struck With guilt of his own sin. Milton. 2. Exposure to any legal penalty or forfeiture. A ship incurs guilt by the violation of a blockade. Kent.
6. n:100 n. the state of having committed an offense n. remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense